Beer Orders

How the Beer Orders still influence the on-trade 30 years later

11-Dec-2019 By Phil Mellows

Legislation may not be the sort of subject matter to excite many but it often has huge consequences for the on-trade. Here is how the long-gone Beer Orders still affect the industry to this day.

Publicans

'The pubco/tenant relationship - it's a struggle between "us and them"'...Interviewing campaigner Bill Sharp

08-Jul-2015 By Michelle Perrett

Bill Sharp has been an industry stalwart for more than 40 years, fighting for the rights of licensees and urging Government intervention over the beer tie.

Thatcher’s alcohol legacy Part 1: The Beer Orders

22-Apr-2013 By Phil Mellows

Amid the tsunami of verbiage in the wake of the earthquake that was the death of Margaret Thatcher, barely a drop has mentioned her impact on alcohol policy.

Mulholland: Government must intervene to stop tragedy of Beer Orders

12-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett

The Government must intervene to solve the “tragedy” of the Beer Orders, claims Liberal Democrat MP and pub campaigner Greg Mulholland.

A Revolution in brewing

09-Nov-2009

One of the curious things about the timing of the Beer Orders that - as far as I know - nobody has ever touched on, is that they came into force just...

Beer Orders - 20th Anniversary: Following orders...

05-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ

Competition: "the rivalry between two or more businesses striving for the same customer or market" Monopoly: "exclusive control of a particular...

Government intervention in pub sector should be avoided, says Fuller's boss

05-Jun-2009 By Hamish Champ

Government interference in the pub industry following publication of the BEC report should be avoided at all cost, according to Michael Turner,...

MP: limit pubcos to 2,000 pubs

24-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Tories must introduce a second set of Beer Orders to limit the pubcos to owning 2,000 pubs if they are serious about saving the British pub. That...

Luff: Are new Beer Orders required?

28-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

Business and Enterprise Committee (BEC) chairman Peter Luff has suggested a new set of Beer Orders may be required to stop pubs closing.

A constant state of flux

03-Nov-2008

Twenty years ago the brewing and pub industry was, as usual, grumbling. In 1986 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) had ordered the Monopolies &...

Back to Basics: Keeping an eye on your kegs

23-Sep-2008

Twenty years ago there was no such thing as the Beer Orders and the pub world was a very different place. The beer tie was just a bit more popular...

Pete Robinson: Pubcos and Beer Orders, a necessary mistake

20-May-2008

But the so-called 'Beer Orders' had entirely the opposite effect. Worse still the legislation effectively created the greedy pubco.However it did...

What did the Beer Orders achieve?

23-Nov-2006

I wonder if, with the benefit of hindsight, Lord Young would still be "minded" to accept the recommendations of the Monopolies and Mergers...

A distortion of competition

27-Mar-2003

The authors of the Beer Orders did not envisage the creation of huge pubcos as a result of their actions, Mike Foster claimed in court. They allowed...

CAMRA calls for competition investigation following Beer Orders decision

05-Jul-2002

Consumer group CAMRA is calling on the Government to launch an investigation into competition in the industry.The Campaign for Real Ale has published...

Axing of Beer Orders not likely to effect property market

13-Mar-2002

The revocation of the Beer Orders will make little difference to the licensed property market, according to Colin Wellstead, director of Christie...

Out of Orders

27-Feb-2002

Last week the DTI announced that the Beer Orders, introduced in 1989, are to be revoked. Jackie Annett looks at how this will affect the tradeThe...

What are the Beer Orders?

21-Feb-2002

The Beer Orders may well be being revoked by the government, but what exactly are they, and how have they affected the trade?The Beer Orders required...

Opinions from the trade on the withdrawal of the Beer Orders

21-Feb-2002

With the news yesterday (Wednesday) that the Beer Orders that have controlled the pub industry for more than a decade are to be revoked by the...

Beer Orders to be revoked

20-Feb-2002

The Beer Orders that have controlled the pub industry for more than a decade are to be revoked by the Government.Competition minister Melanie Johnson...