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Surely us landlords should all be in the Guinness book of records for simultaneously selling beer at the same time should'nt we -  and no that would neither be classed as a national beer festival nor a world record.  Another JDW spin, I've heard enough.

It is going to take more than one bank holiday weekend to convince Joe Public to spend money in the pub.  Where exactly are the ALMR canvassing their plea, its no good just in the trade mags?  Why could they not shout louder before the industry got into such a dismal mess? It is a sad fact that (however succesful) the great british pub just aint what it used to be.  Red tape and bad media are suffocating our image.  Tied wet prices are forcing us out of a competative market.  Tied brand restriction prevent us from selling and promoting some fantastic ales many of which can be sourced directly from the micro brewers who also need our support.

"Punch Taverns has begun an intensive eight-week "support drive" to focus on maximising help for its licensees" Well arent their tennants the lucky ones eh... Punch will get their BDM's to spend eight weeks doing something that they should be doing as standard within their job descriptions.  Before long the other pub cos will be jumping on this band waggon!  How many advisors did this decision take and at what cost?  Punch, you must feel elated with your decision, give yourselves a big pat on your backs (take off the ruc sacks loaded with money temporarily if it helps)

When you say whizz kids Ken, I assume you mean those over paid advisors who fart out of their mouth and not their bum?! 12 months ago the major brewers and pub cos fed us all a dogs dinner of a story (thinking that us little uns in the main firing line would believe them and bow against our better knowledge) well now we all have the pleasure of watching them slowly eat what they tried to serve.  So, how does it taste...?

And for all the expense the pub co's go to in order to install this system it would be much easier, cost effective and partnership orientated if they just reduced their prices.  Fair and reasonable prices would certainly encourage most licensees not to buy out of tie and the problem ones could be dealt with accordingly.  Pub Co's - abolished the forced loyalty and corporate spying and get ahead of the game and promote good business relations with your tenants then maybe you would not have such a high turnaround through out your estates.