“ The problem is that struggling pubs these days are offered huge sums of money by developers who want to turn them into flats. It's usually an offer they just can't refuse. Barnet Council are even worse. They will sell anything they can to meet targets and try to pay off the dreadful debt they are in. But Barnet is hanging on in there. It still has more pubs than a lot of surrounding towns and the sense of community here is still pretty strong. ”