<table class="article_head" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2">Thursday, 01 January 2009</td></tr></tbody></table><hr class="border_theme09 color_theme09 background_theme09" /><div class="article_subhead"><h1 class="article_title">Pub chain slashes beer prices</h1></div><div class="article_body"><div class="article_segment"><div class="article_segtitle">Pub chain slashes beer prices</div><div class="story_image image_align_left"><table border="0"><tbody><tr><td class="story_image_cell"><div class="story_image"></div></td></tr><tr><td class="attr_cell"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="article_segbody">Leading pub chain JD Wetherspoon is to slash prices on some drinks and food, offering a pint of beer for less than £1, down to 1989 prices, the company revealed. </div><div class="article_segbody">The company, which operates 713 pubs across the UK, said the price reductions on some beer, bottled lager, wine and spirits will run "indefinitely". </div><div class="article_segbody">A number of meals will also be offered at £2.99, said the firm, which opened 20 new pubs in the last few months of 2008, creating hundreds of new jobs, despite the economic downturn. </div><div class="article_segbody">Wetherspoon's chief executive John Hutson said: "People enjoy going to the pub. However, we appreciate that the economic downturn means that they now have to be more careful with their money. </div><div class="article_segbody">"We believe that our new food and drink prices will allow people to enjoy a visit to a Wetherspoon pub without it costing them too much. </div><div class="article_segbody">"Unlike most sales that start in January, our offers will not be ending within days, but will run indefinitely." </div><div class="article_segbody">Greene King IPA will be cut to 99p a pint, as will a bottle of San Miguel, the company announced.</div><div class="article_segbody">Crikey!</div></div></div>
Mr Ali has no excuses now ands 2 choices of boozer to take me out to dinner to! 2p change fro a tenner too