That was quick! One of my musings on Monday evening carried this prediction regarding the BBPA and CAMRA.
They will continue to lobby a government which is pre-disposed to ignoring their every word (the budget should have shown them that), in the faint hope that they might be listened to. Unfortunately, it's too late.
And today, as if by magic ...
Pubs bars and off-licences face a crackdown on alcohol sales today under new rules aimed at tackling binge drinking.
Breaches of the code could be punished with a fine of up to £20,000. Landlords could lose their licence and face up to six months in prison.
Labour hate pubs, and it must be becoming increasingly clear to the BBPA that they are viewed by this government as about as threatening as a nervous kitten. Perhaps if they hadn't bravely turned tail and fled the last time a threat to their members' interests was proposed, they would be taken more seriously now.
Just a thought.
1 comment:
l do hope you filled in the response form that the HO have made available. ;-)
Mine won't survive long at HO m'thinks!
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/cons-2009-alcohol/
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