Alcohol

by Chris | 22 Aug 2009 | No Comments

Just after David Cameron decided to announce a bansturbation policy on alcohol – trebling the cost to drinkers – Greater Manchester police show that you …

by Chris | 21 Aug 2009 | No Comments

According to the media, David Cameron would triple the tax on alcohol. I’ve got one thing to say to that:
Don’t do it, Dave!
Raising the cost …

by Chris | 29 Apr 2009 | No Comments

This government continually lectures us on how much we drink and keeps telling us how bad it is for us to let even the slightest …

by Chris | 15 Apr 2009 | No Comments

The Advertising Standards Authority are a bunch of jobsworths, banning a poster campaign featuring the tagline “Take Courage, my friend” advertising Courage beer. Why because

Three …

by Chris | 3 Mar 2009 | No Comments

So the SNP are determined to go ahead with their plan to stop the sale of “cut-price” alcohol. Why? To cut the “misuse” of alcohol.
They …

by Asp | 20 Dec 2008 | No Comments

Yesterday was what is commonly known as "Black-Eye Friday". Final Friday before Christmas – so lots of office parties, several last days at work before …

by Chris | 27 Nov 2008 | No Comments

Alistair Darling has already had to start backtracking on the measure announced in the Pre-Budget Report – aka the emergency budget.

The Chancellor was forced to …

by Chris | 26 Nov 2008 | No Comments

This is a pretty ridiculous proposal:

The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to be urged to set a “zero rate” for alcohol for any driver aged …

by Chris | 23 Nov 2008 | No Comments

The “happy hour” in pubs and bars will no longer exist if the government gets its way. They want to make it illegal for them …