OPINION - Queueing for drinks at a pub? The apocalypse has come to Britain

I like to think there was a time when Britain was normal. I can’t imagine it ever was, but at least people didn’t queue in pubs. These days that’s exactly what’s happening: drinkers standing in single file up to the bar as if they’re waiting for a terrible coffee in Pret, or are eagerly waiting to place their order for a medium-hot half chicken at their local Nando’s.