There are now over a dozen Wetherspoon pubs bearing this name.
I don't think Orwell would necessarily have associated his ideal pub with a Wetherspoons.
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8:21am on Monday, 9th February, 2026:
Anecdote
Ten years ago, I blogged with reference to George Orwell's essay about the ideal pub, The Moon Under Water.
There are now over a dozen Wetherspoon pubs bearing this name.
I don't think Orwell would necessarily have associated his ideal pub with a Wetherspoons.
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