From the day that the ingenious Romans set up their first roadside bibulium in conquered Britannia, there have been pubs in England. Such emblems as the White Horse (banner of the Saxons), the Sun (badge of Richard the Lionhearted) or St. George and0 the Dragon recall a proud past. There are four pubs in Whitehall controlled by the Queen herself, and there are scores more among the island's 58,000 that are entitled to use the noble arms of ducal patrons.
Nevertheless, it has begun to dawn on some Britons that the pub is...
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