The Pub Curmudgeon

Nottingham City Council is planning to become the first city in the country to ban all drinking in public places . No matter that the author...

Thanks to RedNev for pointing out a poll on the website of anti-drink fakecharity Alcohol Focus Scotland, asking us to vote Yes or No to t...

Thirteen people from my workplace went out to the pub at lunchtime to mark the completion of the annual accounts process. Four had alcoholic...

I see the government have given a positive response to the weights & measures consultation and said they will legislate to allow beer me...

I see the Tories are planning to ban loss-leading in the off trade if they gain power next year. “Shadow licensing minister Tobias Ellwood ...

Being a cheeky bugger, having given a mention to BrewDog’s awesome and controversial Tokyo* imperial stout , I blagged a sample from them fo...

Tonight on BBC2 at 9 pm.

I know the petitions on the Number 10 website are systematically ignored by the government, but even so they can be useful in getting public...

In a move that is billed as both saving costs and improving facilities, Stockport Council are planning to introduce a “Community Toilet Sche...

The term “health fascism” is often bandied about in relation to the banning tendencies of the Righteous, but equally it is often dismissed a...

It’s good to see someone from the drinks industry being prepared to stand up and challenge the ludicrous “alcohol health guidelines” that ha...

...or at least it seems it does to the readers of this blog. I recently concluded a poll asking the question “What is your preferred size fo...

I can’t say I’m normally a great fan of the writings of India Knight in the Sunday Times , but her article today on our attitudes to alcoho...

An irritating practice that seems to be becoming more common in pubs is charging more for a half pint than a strict half of the pint price. ...

Holiday time again, so more exposure to the vagaries of British restaurant service . The favourite transgression recently seems to be servin...