It seems that Mandy has failed. He and his department had been fighting our corner, but appear to have either given in or been overruled. …

Peter Mandelson is actually doing something positive for the country! I know that you’re probably sceptical of this, but it’s true – he is indeed:
Peter …

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 …

David Cameron has given a speech saying, basically, what we all know to pretty much be the truth. Basically, in the words of the Telegraph, …

ASDA are my hero of the day.
In response to the SNPs nanny state proposals to crack down on cheap alcohol, they have declared:

There is nothing …

They just can’t leave us alone, can they?
Firstly, the Scottish “Government” wants to raise the age at which alcohol can be legally drunk to 21. …

Supermarkets sell alcohol. They have an entire section set aside for it, well marked and often sud-divided and sign-posted by type – beers, wines, spirits… …

Why won’t they just leave us alone?
Ministers are threatening to change the law to stop supermarkets advertising beer and wine at bargain prices in a …

Regulation: causing alcohol-related deaths.
In the past decade, the UK has seen an increase in alcohol related deaths. This has been accompanied by an increase in …

The number of volunteers in Britain has fallen by a quarter in the past decade. I’m not overly surprised by that, even if a quarter …