tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post6148556834041509575..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: I want to get offCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11479180245161381782012-07-01T15:47:04.932+01:002012-07-01T15:47:04.932+01:00Come on, Mudgie, the four who said "a certain...Come on, Mudgie, the four who said "a certainty" are just trying to wind you up. They probably think the smoking ban is a good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-62781545127883463582012-06-23T23:54:32.005+01:002012-06-23T23:54:32.005+01:00I'd love it if it got stopped, just so I can p...I'd love it if it got stopped, just so I can point at the people who think it's closing pubs and say "right, now will you accept it's the smoking ban?"Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77783020076214056562012-06-18T16:39:14.705+01:002012-06-18T16:39:14.705+01:00Never said you should stop trying, Nev. If you can...Never said you should stop trying, Nev. If you can put it in the mainstream, like pasty taxes, Osborne might run scared and do something.<br /><br />But efforts to get beer geeks to sign on line petitions and expecting results are pissing in the wind.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1818603344505018562012-06-18T15:59:01.407+01:002012-06-18T15:59:01.407+01:00I suspect you're right, Cooking Lager, but tha...I suspect you're right, Cooking Lager, but that shouldn't stop us beer drinkers trying. Beer geeks mostly enjoy beer on-line, not in pubs.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-68656680373819627062012-06-18T08:54:27.691+01:002012-06-18T08:54:27.691+01:00The thing about fuel duty is that most people give...The thing about fuel duty is that most people give a toss about it, unlike beer tax. In order to be a political issue it needs to go beyond beer geeks and publicans and be something the public care about.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29738920942171168322012-06-17T19:32:47.191+01:002012-06-17T19:32:47.191+01:00Not merely a 'strong temptation', the Scot...Not merely a 'strong temptation', the Scottish Assembly have already said they will apply a windfall tax on the drinks industry, or raise duty to take the extra income from minimum pricing. The same will happen if it is brought in in England.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1686514285301342952012-06-17T16:03:03.873+01:002012-06-17T16:03:03.873+01:00And the fuel duty ratchet is back, with duty set t...And the fuel duty ratchet is back, with duty set to rise by 3p/litre (4p once you add on VAT) on 1 August. At a time when fuel prices have fallen back a bit (although still historically high) that may pass without too much protest.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-9826679212174921682012-06-17T15:56:25.791+01:002012-06-17T15:56:25.791+01:00I remember during the protests about the petrol du...I remember during the protests about the petrol duty escalator a Conservative spokesperson saying that the whole point of an escalator was that it wasn't permanent: you get off when you reach the top. Funny how that doesn't apply now they're in government.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com