All-Party Parliamentary Beer

MPs: sign up to our anti-glass ban EDM

17-May-2007 By John Harrington

Campaign against blanket bans gains momentum as more than 1,500 sign petition against police moves to promote polycarbonate

Sky's price freeze conundrum

26-Apr-2007 By John Harrington

Licensees left to ponder whether to jump in now or wait for next season's basic service costs to be announced

Supermarkets fail to defend themselves over loss-leading alcohol

19-Apr-2007

The Big four supermarkets failed to defend themselves against accusations of loss-leading with alcohol when grilled by top-level MPs at the House of...

Freddie picks up drinking honour

20-Jul-2006 By John Harrington

Cricket hero Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff has been honoured with the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's Beer Drinker of the Year award. Flintoff, the...

MPs' Community Pubs Inquiry kicks off today

09-May-2006

The first hearing of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group's community pubs inquiry kicks off this afternoon and we will be there to bring you the...

Inquiry launched into future of community pubs

08-Dec-2005

A major inquiry into the future of community pubs is being launched to help stem a huge wave of closures. The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group is...

The Publican's 30th Birthday: John Grogan

20-Sep-2005

John Grogan, MP and chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, helps mark The Publican Newspaper's 30th Birthday.What were you doing 30...

Profile: John Grogan

31-Aug-2005

John Grogan, chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, talks to James Wilmore about those headlines, smoking and 24-hour drinking.Usually...

Drink Talking: Robert Humphreys

25-Aug-2005

Which councils are approaching the new licensing regime in the best way asks Robert Humphreys, secretary of the All-Party Parliamentary Beer...

Sky under fire from all sides

18-Sep-2003

Licensees, pubcos and politicians alike lambasted satellite operator Sky at a heated public meeting in Westminster last night. They accused Sky of...

Ten years on

14-Aug-2003

The All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group has more than proved its value. How did we manage before asks Andrew Pring? The best institutions seem to have...

Smuggling cost hits £1bn a year

28-Nov-2002

New figures show that £1bn a year is lost in taxes to smugglers - amounting to costs of £12,000 a year for the average pub.Smuggling also cripples...

Prince Charles named as beer drinker of the year

15-Jul-2002

Prince Charles was named "Beer drinker of the year 2002" at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group annual dinner in recognition of his "Pub is the...