Excellent post S Roberts. There certainly is a lot to fight for now. The stakes are high. Experience gained from running tied pubs against experience of running free of tie businesses is what informed the founders of Fair Pint and made us resolve to create a vehicle that can face up to the bully in the playground and stand ground against the power of the PubCos. FAIR PINT COSTS NOTHING TO JOIN and may help set you free: http://www.fairpint.org.uk/