SaraCourting said: “Personally I don’t blame some pubs for not reopening on the 4th. The rules and regulations spelt out by the government are quite convoluted and expensive for the pub owner. Moreover, there is the issue of business insurance and public liability insurance to factor in too. Trying to keep order will be difficult once the beer starts to flow, and don’t be too surprised if some people hop between pubs if there are drinking limits in each one. We have already seen a complete disregard for social distancing at a variety of beaches last weekend - especially Brighton and Bournemouth. And we’re not just talking of a handful of idiots, but a few thousand. Not only that, but deciding to leave tons and tons of rubbish on the beaches in their wake.With that in mind, is it any wonder some pubs are erring on the side of caution?”

BigDave said: “You do realize that July 4 is a SATURDAY. Worst possible day to reopen cos it will be uncontrollable bedlam, once Joe blogs, his missus and 10 of his mates have a few pints in them social distancing will go out the window and what if a fight breaks out. I happen to know a few pub landlords and they’ve all told me they’re doing soft openings from the 6th, a couple aren’t opening til at least the week after. Playing the game smart as far as I’m concerned.”

Peter Harvey said: “Name the pubs that aren’t opening so people won’t travel to them, or we could leave them to go bankrupt.”

Parkside Paul said: “It is not the Government's responsibility to tend to the needs and terms of some cesspit you call a watering hole. Let them get on with their big boy jobs and you just carry on buying eight 300ml bottle of Biere Speciale’s from Aldi for £2.55.”

Paul Harvey said: "If these pubs which choose not to open should no longer be allowed to claim furlough to pay staff as they can clearly afford to fund their business to stay closed, the tax payer should not fund their extended wage bill.”