tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post761434296674004351..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Divided we fallCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-51718615134549690412010-09-25T08:06:39.313+01:002010-09-25T08:06:39.313+01:00And this is why I become exasperated by the easy c...And this is why I become exasperated by the easy condemnation of off-trade consumption that so often falls from the lips of CAMRA spokespersons, when I'd like to bet that the average CAMRA member consumes considerably more off-trade alcohol than the average of the population as a whole.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79781227279953449592010-09-24T23:12:54.800+01:002010-09-24T23:12:54.800+01:00When Pete Brown was made Beer Writer of the Year l...When Pete Brown was made Beer Writer of the Year last year, he made an impassioned plea for the industry to stop its in-fighting and present a united front against the neo-pros. It's a shame they haven't.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-36035071852066970852010-09-24T13:16:54.285+01:002010-09-24T13:16:54.285+01:00I thought he died a couple of years ago, that blok...I thought he died a couple of years ago, that bloke from You've Been Framed off of the telly?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65323837564126355282010-09-24T02:39:46.303+01:002010-09-24T02:39:46.303+01:00Don't worry, Anon. The nice men in white coats...Don't worry, Anon. The nice men in white coats will be along shortly!Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-65348960899682857332010-09-23T23:52:00.093+01:002010-09-23T23:52:00.093+01:00I don't see it as any business of the State to...I don't see it as any business of the State to make value judgments about on- vs off-trade consumption. And, if you want quiet, orderly city centres, surely the way to do it is to discourage the on-trade ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11497234812066691682010-09-23T23:02:08.527+01:002010-09-23T23:02:08.527+01:00Sorry Mudgie,I beg to differ on
the political zea...Sorry Mudgie,I beg to differ on <br />the political zealots attitude to<br />where we drink. Their laws,their<br />regulations,their restrictions,<br />their surveys and all sorts of<br />advisory consultations are overwhelmingly loaded against the<br />on trade, ie pubs and communal venues.There is absolutely no way they will clamp down on underpriced beer in supermarkets etc. In the eyes of the Political<br />Elite,the pubs and clubs are an<br />obstrucion to their social planning<br />In the past 40 years just mention any law that further restricts the<br />pubs survival and you get the same <br />breed of politico waving their<br />arms in unison.The isolation of<br />the individual and dissolution<br />of communities is nothing new in order to maintain control in a central authoritarian state.<br />One serious problem,there are many<br />who cannot see the dangers ,worse still ,amongst those who refuse to see.<br /><br /><br />Saw it coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com