tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post3158506258227295605..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Minimum supportCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-230096078056692112012-04-14T10:50:46.153+01:002012-04-14T10:50:46.153+01:00mock campaign logo now ready if you want to email ...mock campaign logo now ready if you want to email me info@howtorunapub.co.uk<br /><br />think you'll like it ...Publican Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533484978463975994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-13178566912288145172012-04-03T10:31:38.815+01:002012-04-03T10:31:38.815+01:00I think it is related to the current social accept...I think it is related to the current social acceptability to despise the poor, as evident by the prevelance of the word "chav" in modern parlance. Prosperity has always brought an attempt at sophistication and along with it the view that those down the ladder are vulgar. In the 60's this changed and such views were considered snobbery. This lasted until about midway through the noughties. We are back to a 50's or even Victorian view of social class with the poor being feckless, stupid and in need of either a slap or paternalistic concern depending on your own opinion.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-7925985065930867572012-04-02T17:17:06.167+01:002012-04-02T17:17:06.167+01:00Red Nev- Isn't that because the rich can affor...Red Nev- Isn't that because the rich can afford all thr private healthare they want?Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-38352359831081637252012-04-02T17:14:30.297+01:002012-04-02T17:14:30.297+01:00I don't really know Mudgie. I do know our beer...I don't really know Mudgie. I do know our beers are given the same price mark up across the whole range, so how much we sell them for inevitably is down to how much we get charged for them. A couple of examples though: Tyskie - 500ml bottle, 2.8 units: £2.29. Durham Temptation - 500ml bottle, 5 units: £5.39 (thanks a lot HSBD!)Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34239453075245709522012-04-02T16:17:13.604+01:002012-04-02T16:17:13.604+01:00Sorry, TM, but I'm not sure I agree. CAMRA bel...Sorry, TM, but I'm not sure I agree. CAMRA believes minimum pricing will encourage more people to go to pubs, but the government intends the measure to encourage "responsible drinking", not increased pub going. So we are supporting the proposal to further our own ends.<br /><br />However, "dodgy thinking" is right.<br /><br />Cooking Lager: I agree completely. Apparently this disgraceful government believes the rich can be trusted with their binge drinking, and that only the poor are a danger to law & order and a burden on the NHS.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65316477863842733792012-04-02T09:21:21.332+01:002012-04-02T09:21:21.332+01:00If it morally correct to prohibit the poor from bo...If it morally correct to prohibit the poor from boozing it is just as correct to prohibit beards from boozing. Where is the total prohibition petition?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79913113985612123522012-04-02T06:25:52.544+01:002012-04-02T06:25:52.544+01:00RedNev. I don't think it is self serving, but...RedNev. I don't think it is self serving, but it is the result of dodgy thinking.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79858772617308921872012-04-02T02:51:44.751+01:002012-04-02T02:51:44.751+01:00If you can't afford pub prices now, you still ...If you can't afford pub prices now, you still won't be able to if supermarkets have to charge more. CAMRA's support for the minimum price is both self-serving and self-defeating.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-67020451784235748922012-04-01T23:16:36.801+01:002012-04-01T23:16:36.801+01:00It would be interesting, Ghostie, to find out the ...It would be interesting, Ghostie, to find out the lowest unit price at which alcohol is sold in Beer Ritz. I've bought some cheapo Belgian pilsner at 40p/unit in the Bottle Stop in Bramhall, my local specialist offie.<br /><br />And, of course, once introduced, the "minimum price escalator" will inevitably apply.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-78575661440042355502012-04-01T23:01:16.729+01:002012-04-01T23:01:16.729+01:00We wouldn't be affected at all at Beer Ritz if...We wouldn't be affected at all at Beer Ritz if it actually came into action. What I would be very worried about, is the fact that when minimum pricing is seen to fail (as it will; putting a higher price on alcohol is not going to solve the unfortunate problems of an alcoholic) the minimum cost per unit gets put up and up and up year on year, till no one actually buys alcohol anymore, and we make and sell it illegally.Ghost Drinkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753576955816756710noreply@blogger.com