Binge Drinking

Hayward: Seeking meeting with BMA

BBPA: Drinkers won't pay more tax

By Ewan Turney

The majority of responsible drinkers are not willing to pay more tax to help deal with the irresponsible behaviour of the minority. That is what the...

Whittingdale: Licensing Act has not cut costs or red tape

MP leading new probe slates Licensing Act

By John Harrington

The Licensing Act has failed in its aim of cutting costs and red tape for licensees — that's the initial view of the MP heading a new probe into...

45% said advertising fuels drinking

Bingeing: On and off-trade to blame

By Paul Collins

A new survey has revealed that consumers think the on and off-trade are both to blame for the ongoing problem of binge drinking in the UK. In a...

NewsDigest

NewsDigest

The Scottish Government is tackling supermarkets and off-licences over alcohol abuse by forcing them to contribute to the social cost of "bevvy...

BBPA defends extended pub hours

BBPA defends extended pub hours

By Ewan Turney

The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA) has defended extended opening hours after the Archbishop of Canterbury claimed the streets were now less...

Top cop slams later pub hours

Top cop slams later pub hours

West Yorkshire chief constable has claimed the Licensing Act has made Britain's binge drinking problem worse

MyShout

MyShout

Some of these do-gooders need to put 'research' into perspective - and pay a visit to Harrogate, says James Craw So, the previously genteel town of...

Roger Protz

Enjoying a civilised drink

By Roger Protz

Is the BBC's Panorama losing its touch? Six months have gone by and it hasn't had a programme about binge drinking that proves Britain is going down the pan and up the spout at the same time.

LETTERs

LETTERs

Where there's a will there's a way Re: Roger Protz's article "Breaking the silence" (MA, 21 February 2008). On the assumption that Government will...

Welcome

Welcome

andrew pring: editor, morning advertiser Tonight is a cause for celebration for all the award-winning licensees who now enter the Morning...

LETTERs

LETTERs

Black hole of Smartbox fees Unfortunately we, Big Spark Limited, are one of the major creditors for Smartbox, and published the successful Box...

MyShout

MyShout

It's about time we fought our corner before alcohol becomes a dirty word says Peter Linacre I have a proposal. Let's go out and hire the best...

MyShout

MyShout

Ken Lupton says that Town Hall officials could learn a thing or two from the industry's 'can-do' approach

Pub trade questions binge drink report

Pub trade questions binge drink report

By Iain O'Neil

The trade has attacked a report by the Centre for Public Health which says England is a nation of binge-drinkers. The figures, released today and...

LETTERS

LETTERS

Battling against media misrepresentation The national media has misrepresented many matters on the subjects of binge drinking and '24-hour drinking',...