tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post2407775323778515838..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: The Impending Minimum Alcohol Price EscalatorDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-70497076560420691452012-09-19T12:28:36.052+01:002012-09-19T12:28:36.052+01:00I'm very curious as to why the Government woul...I'm very curious as to why the Government would publish a statement of intentions on a website and then remove it. Can someone explain its train of thought?JonathanBagleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-5049217371284737062012-09-19T10:04:00.103+01:002012-09-19T10:04:00.103+01:00Ta lots, PJH. :)Ta lots, PJH. :)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-30535374333404879942012-09-19T08:12:01.004+01:002012-09-19T08:12:01.004+01:00Well, I'm a cynic. Follow the money. As far as...Well, I'm a cynic. Follow the money. As far as the Govt. (any of them) is concerned, this like tobacco, is just a 'moral' reason for scraping more of our monies in tax and duty. As long as that 'moral' reason exists, more of our monies will disappear. So they'll keep funding these quangoes to come up with all sorts of 'research', 'surveys' and 'polls'. And they'll keep finding 'moral' reasons to increase tax and duties. In strictly business terms, to invest a few million in quangoes, third sector or whatever, to find reasons to impose increased taxes that will net billions, is a smart move.<br /><br /><br />Health has bugger all to do with it as far as they're concerned. It's a money grabbing exercise under the false heading of wellbeing. The prohibitionists have sold it to authority on that basis and the Authority, with £ signs in their eyes, have bought it hook, line and sinker. They'll never want any of them abolished, just squeezed dry. Each Govt. will continue with Labour being the worst, Every increase will be accompanied by heart searching moralities and the odd little ban to make it look good.<br /><br /><br />It's money grubbing shite.Frank Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-41532046683228945542012-09-18T23:38:38.442+01:002012-09-18T23:38:38.442+01:00The pdf was renamed to it's final name - it...The pdf was renamed to it's final name - it's (currently) available from https://www.wp.dh.gov.uk/publications/files/2012/09/Cm-8439-Accessible.pdfP JHhttp://profiles.google.com/pauljherringnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-85700530167028460112012-09-18T22:43:59.766+01:002012-09-18T22:43:59.766+01:00Nah. They tried that, didn't work. ;)
http:/...Nah. They tried that, didn't work. ;)<br /><br /><br />http://falkvinge.net/2012/09/04/history-and-anatomy-of-a-silly-drug-ban/Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-12318858163941749862012-09-18T22:20:17.856+01:002012-09-18T22:20:17.856+01:00They removed it already (yes, I've just checke...They removed it already (yes, I've just checked)? My, that was lightning fast!<br /><br /><br />It was released this week. Fortunately, Google captured it.<br /><br /><br />http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fFKMmVgoz1UC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Given+the+Government%E2%80%99s+decision+to+introduce+a+minimum+unit+price,+the+debate+has+been+about+the+level+at+which+it+should+be+set+%E2%80%93+whether+it+should+be+40,+45+or+50+pence+%E2%80%93+but+the+setting+of+a+minimum+unit+price+will+not+be+a+one-off+event&source=bl&ots=AAjb5JcICm&sig=oxeKyMjB9GsGYsw1QSQlhmtqQwc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=auVYUNOZEYaf0QXWh4CwCA&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Given%20the%20Government%E2%80%99s%20decision%20to%20introduce%20a%20minimum%20unit%20price%2C%20the%20debate%20has%20been%20about%20the%20level%20at%20which%20it%20should%20be%20set%20%E2%80%93%20whether%20it%20should%20be%2040%2C%2045%20or%2050%20pence%20%E2%80%93%20but%20the%20setting%20of%20a%20minimum%20unit%20price%20will%20not%20be%20a%20one-off%20event&f=falseDick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-33136821390339312622012-09-18T22:12:34.027+01:002012-09-18T22:12:34.027+01:00I'm out of touch. Was that statement of intent...I'm out of touch. Was that statement of intentions document released today? In any case the link is broken.Rob Fisherhttp://twitter.com/RobFishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-81641748894586677622012-09-18T21:25:18.159+01:002012-09-18T21:25:18.159+01:00Ye Gods, I am sooo glad I bailed out of the UK ten...Ye Gods, I am sooo glad I bailed out of the UK ten years ago. It wasn't so bad then (2003), but I could see the writing on the wall. The business I had back then was gradually being regulated into non-competitiveness, so I sold while it was still (just) viable and got out. I've not regretted my decision, and I don't foresee ever living in UK again. Minimum pricing? Sheesh. What utter, total fuckwittery. These idiots shouldn't be allowed to run a hot-dog stand, let alone a fucking country...nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-28098125099784168322012-09-18T21:22:47.799+01:002012-09-18T21:22:47.799+01:00Waking up and coffee-sniffing required indeed.
A...Waking up and coffee-sniffing required indeed.<br /><br /><br />And of course, then they will come for the coffee-drinkers… <br />…Zaphhttp://twitter.com/dotZaphnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-67114462618893722332012-09-18T21:19:23.285+01:002012-09-18T21:19:23.285+01:00I wonder how the BBC will celebrate the success of...I wonder how the BBC will celebrate the success of the campaign that it has so ardently supported. Champagne seems somehow inappropriate this time around. Ivan_Denisovichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-17817041164548996612012-09-18T18:52:03.902+01:002012-09-18T18:52:03.902+01:00And, even if the plan ends up being struck down by...And, even if the plan ends up being struck down by the European courts, there's nothing to stop the government achieving much the same result through the duty system, which would leave many members of CAMRA spluttering into their beards. Be careful what you wish for...Curmudgeonnoreply@blogger.com