tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post5337123867684198011..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Restraint of tradeCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65962072406045144762009-01-26T21:48:00.000+00:002009-01-26T21:48:00.000+00:00...that's not quite what I meant.Whether a fan of ......that's not quite what I meant.<BR/><BR/>Whether a fan of free trade or not covenants are bad for pubs and are a means of big pub co's preventing competition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-88119862128835446212009-01-26T21:46:00.000+00:002009-01-26T21:46:00.000+00:00Whether a fan of free trade or not,I agree with th...Whether a fan of free trade or not,<BR/>I agree with the original post, covenants inhibit free trade.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-82625945448719405152009-01-24T23:05:00.000+00:002009-01-24T23:05:00.000+00:00My thoughts about CAMRA I'm a life member, but now...<A HREF="http://www.pubcurmudgeon.org.uk/misc/onlyhere.html" REL="nofollow">My thoughts about CAMRA</A> <BR/><BR/>I'm a life member, but nowadays tend to value it primarily for the local social network it provides.<BR/><BR/>Much of its "campaigning" is wrong-headed and a waste of time.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-45219723721284876502009-01-24T21:34:00.000+00:002009-01-24T21:34:00.000+00:00I'm not a great fan of the free market but agree w...I'm not a great fan of the free market but agree with your post on this occasion. I'm not a great lover of CAMRA despite being a member.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-66856178053804474262009-01-24T20:01:00.000+00:002009-01-24T20:01:00.000+00:00Yeah I've read Adam Smith as well and I agree but ...Yeah I've read Adam Smith as well and I agree but you notice the inverted commas, we don't have genuuinely free markets, we have reality. Covenants aren't new by the way I know of a former pub that has been a jewellers since the 1890s with a no alcohol to be sold covenant still in place.<BR/><BR/>I think progressive beer duty could be (loosely) termed as State sponsorship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59427716672092713422009-01-24T19:11:00.000+00:002009-01-24T19:11:00.000+00:00What nonsense.A key feature of genuinely free mark...What nonsense.<BR/><BR/>A key feature of genuinely free markets is the prevention of monopolies.<BR/><BR/>And we currently have 600+ microbreweries without any State sponsorship whatsoever.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77902585373340104362009-01-24T18:46:00.000+00:002009-01-24T18:46:00.000+00:00I see you are one of the many who love the “free” ...I see you are one of the many who love the “free” market until it destroys something you value. If we'd had a free market in beer and pubs for the last 40 years we'd all be drinking Watney's Red Barrel or Double Diamond now, unless the Beer orders had been truly “free” then your choice would be Punch, Enterprise or Wetherspoons selling Red Barrel or Double Diamond. “Free” markets breed monopolies and monopolies will protect themselves by controlling outlets – hence covenants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com