Hosts: Ban Darling from every pub
A campaign has started to ban Alistair Darling from every pub in Britain after his tryannical anti-pub budget.
Licensees across the country have been left fuming after the Chancellor slapped a 4p increase on a pint of beer and pledged to raise duty on alcohol by 2% above inflation for the next four years.
The trade had pleaded with Darling for a duty freeze on beer to help save pubs but instead more pubs will close and supermarkets will continue cheap booze offers.
A pint will now cost up to 25p more than a month ago following recent wholesaler increases.
The campaign group, being run on social networking site Facebook but which it had its origins on the MA forum, has so far attracted 170 members across the country.
The campaign urges licensees across the country to unite and download a poster banning Darling form their pub.
Campaign member Joe McCorry of the Plough Inn in Finstock, Oxfordshire, said: "I don't like the man and I don't like what he has done for pubs.
"Put simply, it [the budget] will result in less revenue for pubs and more revenues for the supermarkets, which are already engaged in some pretty irresponsible alcohol retailing."
You can download the poster here.
You can join the Facebook group by clicking here.
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