News Article Comments : O'Hagan: Pubs are irresponsible

Highly acclaimed Scottish author and Telegraph columnist Anrdew O’Hgan has launched a scathing attack on pubs for fuelling binge drinking and violence.

In an astonishing tirade against Britain’s pubs, O’Hagan said: “Many of the establishments are so pressed for custom that they will do anything to fill their bar – mainly selling toxic drinks in devastating quantities to kids who consider a good night out to be one that ends in copious vomiting.”

O’Hagan claims that most pubs are slashing prices after the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) withdrew its code on promotions last month.

The BBPA withdrew the code on advice that it breached competition laws.

“This body (BBPA) agreed - and many publicans said they agreed too – that it was a bad idea to offer promotions that depended on patrons scoffing drinks within a limited period of time or based on entry fees that included the reward of allowing people unlimited alcohol,” said O’Hagan in the Telegraph.

“By flouting their own rul