tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7244142360013756779..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: More minimum mutteringsCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-71348332306422020282012-11-20T12:31:51.045+00:002012-11-20T12:31:51.045+00:00Alcohol consumption per capita is falling, both ov...Alcohol consumption per capita is falling, both overall and among 16 to 24 year olds, which is why the puritans need to get in quickly before the public realises this. Jonathan Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331501151709216753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-70518410039705725122012-11-20T12:06:15.846+00:002012-11-20T12:06:15.846+00:00"A massive one off increase in duty is coming...<i>"A massive one off increase in duty is coming to tackle binge drink Britain." </i><br /><br />Yes, that's looking more and more likely. It's something I've touted as a possibility already.<br /><br /><i>"Well done to all the bearded twats that supported that one."</i><br /><br />Although it will be all-round bad news, it will be hard to resist a touch of <i>Schadenfreude</i> there.<br /><br />Maybe the Government will grasp the nettle of cider duty too. It's not looking good for the lovers of vinegary filth - <a href="http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1594101_over-the-limit-bottle-containing-weeks-worth-of-booze-sold-by-manchester-shop-for-just-329" rel="nofollow">see here</a>.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74275050387073805892012-11-20T11:56:05.995+00:002012-11-20T11:56:05.995+00:00We have a government that has reached the limit on...We have a government that has reached the limit on what it can tax regular folk, needing more income.<br /><br />We have a deep social problem with drink (whether true or not) with price identified as a problem<br /><br />The EU won't allow price fixing & that only makes supermarkets richer.<br /><br />A massive one off increase in duty is coming to tackle binge drink Britain. Off trade booze will increase in price and pub pints by more. The days of £5 pints are coming. (Maybe £4 in a Spoons)<br /><br />Well done to all the bearded twats that supported that one.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-32403036982697351102012-11-20T00:53:54.121+00:002012-11-20T00:53:54.121+00:00You are completely right, Dick. The point I was ma...You are completely right, Dick. The point I was making was about their attitude to ordinary drinkers who might stock up. Alcohol Concern and ministers assume that if plebs like us buy a stockpile, we're going to sit in a corner and drink it until we're incapable. <br /><br />I wrote on my own blog on 30 March 2009: "According to a press release issued in July 2008 by the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, the House of Commons Refreshment Department received a subsidy of £5.5 million of taxpayers’ money in the 2007/8 financial year, equivalent to total annual tax receipts from 35 pubs. This subsidy, not published in the House of Commons’ Annual Accounts, was 15% higher than 2006/7."Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-871451801480192852012-11-19T22:49:14.077+00:002012-11-19T22:49:14.077+00:00Nev: They wouldn't be affected by minimum pric...Nev: They wouldn't be affected by minimum pricing anyway. What they drink is <a href="http://www.metro.co.uk/news/916281-wine-worth-420-000-being-sought-to-stock-house-of-commons-bars" rel="nofollow">expensive, paid for by us, and drunk by them at a cost of 0p per unit</a>.<br /><br />Nothing they say should ever be taken seriously.<br /><br />Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39113151931162851322012-11-19T22:45:15.488+00:002012-11-19T22:45:15.488+00:00Thats what I did when I was an underage student in...Thats what I did when I was an underage student in the US: buy a $20 24 pack of beer every Thursday and drink it slowly through the week. <br /><br />I think this is a very common way to drink nowadays, probably the most common. Its certainly the most cost effective.py0noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-84210739118147722352012-11-19T20:02:53.219+00:002012-11-19T20:02:53.219+00:00Clearly the suggestion that someone might buy a lo...Clearly the suggestion that someone might buy a load of discounted booze and not drink it all at once, but rather make it last a while, is one they are incapable of understanding. When Cameron and his cronies stock their wine cellars, do they then sit down and plough through the lot straight away until oblivion calls?<br /><br />No, and they should stop insulting voters by treating them like irresponsible juveniles.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com