tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post1357323964878810120..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: English drinkers to be fleeced tooCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15197958233121183762009-03-15T23:47:00.000+00:002009-03-15T23:47:00.000+00:00I doubt whether much (if any) beer is actually sol...I doubt whether much (if any) beer is actually sold by Tesco's below cost.<BR/><BR/>It may not affect the price of a pint in the pub, but it will hit huge numbers of working-class drinkers.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-53253876055781012232009-03-15T23:27:00.000+00:002009-03-15T23:27:00.000+00:00I'm surprised at all the knee-jerk responses to th...I'm surprised at all the knee-jerk responses to this. The ultimate effect will be to prevent (or punitively tax via fines) the supermarkets for their anti-competitive practice of selling alcohol below cost. It won't affect the price of a pint of beer (or even a bottle of WKD) in a pub.ZakAveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794154105596597019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11664273250798963252009-03-15T22:19:00.000+00:002009-03-15T22:19:00.000+00:00Whilst it's a worry about people who abuse, this i...Whilst it's a worry about people who abuse, this is not the way to deal with it. Raise the price of legit alcohol and the pissheads will turn to cheaper nastier alternatives. You and me will also suffer when buying a tipple to have with dinner. It'll be dropped like a lead balloon is my prediction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-56022815550546092262009-03-15T19:47:00.000+00:002009-03-15T19:47:00.000+00:00I am not surprised by these loony proposals. My wi...I am not surprised by these loony proposals. My wife, who's smoked since her early teens, predicted as soon as the smoking ban came into force that drinkers would be the next target. Not surprisingly, given the shower running the country, she has been proved right.<BR/><BR/>Contrast the attitude of our nannying government to that of Bavaria. I've just been looking on the official website for Munich, as I'm planning a visit there later in the year. The section on "Beer Gardens" proudly boasts that a litre mug of beer is the minimum amount available, and that people will happliy consume two or three such mugs over the course of the evening. It then goes on to state that "beer is regarded as a basic part of nutrition in Bavaria, not actually alcohol."<BR/><BR/>Imagine a city in Britain promoting such a line on its official website? the likes of Sir Liam Donaldson and his cronies would have a blue fit at the mere thought!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-88148734301880181592009-03-15T16:57:00.000+00:002009-03-15T16:57:00.000+00:00Obviously this is a shit idea, but whence comes th...Obviously this is a shit idea, but whence comes the rumour that the EU will do anything about this?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com