RE: Biggest fall in drinking for 60 years

Talking to yourself again I see.

I note the bash the MA again. Perhaps the MA should stop reporting the GMB/FP spin, they would really then be doing a service for licensees.

Biggest fall in drinking for 60 years

"Those who suggest otherwise need to focus on the hard facts.

"This handbook also reminds us of just how vital a role beer and pubs play in the UK economy, in terms of turnover, jobs, and tax revenues

The totally discredited BBPA flounders around much like the increasingly discredited MA.

Behold the glossy 'handbook', vital indeed, if only the original construction had been correct.

How correct was information supplied by the totally discredited BBPA to the VOA?

RE: Biggest fall in drinking for 60 years

MA now reports a third version of this

First version

The total beer spend is

RE: Biggest fall in drinking for 60 years

Nick, there's a lot of confusion surrounding these figures, but as I understand it (and as reported on TV) the BBPA figures are drawn from HMRC records of liquor duty collected. So the reported 13% drop in alcohol consumption since 2004 is across the board - both 'on' and 'off' trade.

One would have expected the BBPA to have something to say about the decline in consumption in the 'on' trade. If overall consumption has reduced by 13%, and the growth in 'off'-trade sales is obvious to any casual observer, dare we contemplate how big is the decline in 'on' trade sales.

No wonder that very statistic is missing from the BBPA's press release.