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Already posted in the OP. :)
NB I also said in the OP that I'm sure there are loads in Britain, they just haven't been raided.
One issue is that the Irish have a word for this sort of thing, which I think both makes it more likely that they will be set up, and also easier to count them--the operations in London were all very different and harder to summarise.
For the record, I like Ireland and the Irish a lot.
Oliver Schick
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Just as a slight counterpoint to Oliver's tired stereotyping of the Irish, there are some more local examples - my old Limehouse local was totally taking the piss:
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/eastenders-pub-queens-head-licence-review-karaoke-b153333.html
There was also an Italian restaurant on Narrow Street in Lockdown 1/2 which was having some work done, so screened off an area away from the windows and ran a mini-pub. A few friends took advantage, but I didn't join them. I mean, £6 for a fucking Peroni?