![The Crooked House pub, before it was demolished, near Dudley in the English Midlands. PA Wire](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/BKZK2WT7B75XADZ34J5G6PW3TY.jpg?smart=true&auth=d7dee846147e476e1ba44e2fcc0e05eeab8b6b3db159762912229cae75fb80e0&width=400&height=225)
The Crooked House pub, before it was demolished, near Dudley in the English Midlands. PA Wire
The Crooked House pub, before it was demolished, near Dudley in the English Midlands. PA Wire
The Crooked House fire is a classic example of the UK's dysfunction
Damien McElroy is London bureau chief at The National
14 August, 2023