25-Mar-2008 By John Harrington
Small number of licensees prosecuted shows pubs are acting responsibly
LETTERs
20-Mar-2008
Time to stand up and fight for pubs I write with regard to last week's leader: "Pubs - going, going, gone". I have, for some time, considered that we...
MyShout
20-Mar-2008
Last week's Budget shows just how clueless politicans are about pressures on licensees, says David Elliott Well, just over a week on from Alistair...
'Budget 2008: Alistair Darling taxes safe drinkers'
14-Mar-2008
Budget plans to increase the price of alcohol have been crIticised, with Alistair Darling, the Chancellor, being accused of taxing responsible...
07-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
JD Wetherspoon supreme Tim Martin has taken a swipe at drunken celebrities and sports stars for setting a bad example to youngsters. Martin said that...
Hosts face red-card clampdown
06-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Government proposes opening restrictions and soccer-style card scheme to cut bingeing The Government has ruled out significant changes to the...
'Ministers to grant powers to withdraw pub licences in trouble spots'
05-Mar-2008
Ministers are to give the police and local authorities powers to create "alcohol-free zones" through the wholesale withdrawal of licences from pubs...
05-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Almost four pubs shut for good every day as smoke ban takes its toll
Tim Martin: Education is way to combat binge-drinking
04-Mar-2008 By James Wilmore
The boss of JD Wetherspoon, Tim Martin, has said the way to persuade people not to binge drink is through education. Appearing on BBC's Newsnight...
'PM backs away from plans to scrap 24-hour licensing'
04-Mar-2008
Gordon Brown has backed away from plans to scrap 24-hour licensing laws, despite claims by local authorities, health bosses and some senior police...
04-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead
Trade leaders give their verdicts on the review and new proposed measures to combat binge drinking
04-Mar-2008 By Tony Halstead
Pubs face a series of tough new laws to combat binge drinking
'Gordon Brown: Any shop twice selling alcohol to U18s should lose its licence'
03-Mar-2008
Off-licences which sell booze to under-18s will be shut down to tackle the binge drinking plague. Gordon Brown promised to strip shopkeepers of their...
03-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
Health secretary urged to back calls to force pubs to sell wine in 125ml glasses
03-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Licensing Act has "failed miserably" in its bid to cut crime and disorder, says LGA boss Simon Milton
Leaked report reveals crime down since Licensing Act
28-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
Fears the Licensing Act would lead to widespread Armageddon are set to be banished by the Home Office's official review of the legislation. The...
'Asda adopts zero-tolerance approach to underage drinking'
26-Feb-2008
Children caught trying to buy alcohol from supermarket chain Asda will face prosecution, it has been announced - Daily MailAsda is to stop selling...
26-Feb-2008
Raising tax is the "bluntest instrument possible" say Conservatives
22-Feb-2008 By Andrew Pring
MA editor says Pubwatch is leading the way
Doctors' report under fire from BBPA
22-Feb-2008
Evidence cited by the British Medical Association (BMA) as it argues for a hike in alcohol tax has been slammed as "flawed and flimsy" by a trade...
BarTalk
21-Feb-2008
Should 16 to 18-year-olds be allowed to drink in pubs? Jessica Luke Brewery Tap Peterborough Cambridgeshire Absolutely not. We should preserve the...
21-Feb-2008 By Roger Protz
Beer expert Roger Protz considers why bad pub news is better than good pub news
Martin: 'Teach kids drunkenness is wrong'
21-Feb-2008
The Government must work harder to show it's not cool to be drunk - that's the view of JD Wetherspoon supremo Tim Martin. In an article in the News...
20-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has met with the Treasury to discuss its budget submission
20-Feb-2008
Supermarkets should be banned from selling alcohol to combat binge drinking, according to a senior Government health advisor. The move would be...
'Make alcohol more expensive, urge Brown's advisers'
15-Feb-2008
Alcohol should be made more expensive to cut down on violent crime, Gordon Brown's advisers have suggested - Daily TelegraphSupermarkets are to face...
Dixon: 16-year-olds should get served
14-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to drink freely in pubs, according to a leading trade figure. Industry consultant and MA columnist Phil Dixon...
Portman hits out at Welsh alcohol plans
14-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney ewan.turney@william-reed.co.uk
Drinks watchdog the Portman Group has slammed the Welsh Assembly's plan to increase tax on alcohol and place more controls on its promotion. The...
12-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Drinks watchdog attacks Welsh plan to increase tax on alcohol
Welsh Assembly to push for alcohol tax increase
12-Feb-2008 By James Wilmore
The Welsh Assembly Government will press for a rise in alcohol tax as part of a 10-year substance misuse strategy. The 'Working Together to Reduce...
08-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
Let them drink in a supervised environment, says leading trade figure
Pete Robinson: Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy?
06-Feb-2008
During 50 minutes of absolute twaddle the episode entitled "Is Alcohol Worse than Ecstasy?" gave a count-down of the Top 20 Most Dangerous Drugs in...
04-Feb-2008
Police are to get new powers to stop kids from drinking on the streets. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is set to unveil plans for a renewed blitz on...
04-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney
An increase in alcohol tax would put 50,000 jobs at risk and cost the Treasury £200m while doing nothing to combat binge drinking. That is the stark...
03-Feb-2008 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...
Late licensing not to blame for binge-drinking
31-Jan-2008
Later licensing hours have not led to an increase in binge-drinking or alcohol-related crime, according to academics. In a report which flies in the...
Shops to blame for youth drinking
24-Jan-2008
Licensees have welcomed research showing young people are five times more likely to buy alcohol from shops than from pubs.A study revealed 52 per...
22-Jan-2008
The number of people binge drinking is continuing to fall, according to Government statistics
THE GUV'NOR
10-Jan-2008
John Ellis The licensee of the Crown Inn, Oakengates, Shropshire, is sure he has hit upon a positive suggestion to help the trade - and please the...
Bruce Ray
10-Jan-2008
Bruce Ray, Director of external affairs, Bacardi Brown-Forman Brands Corporate goal for the year? To demonstrate that the industry in which we work...
07-Jan-2008
A JD Wetherspoon pub is to close for three days after it served underage drinkers on two separate occasions. The Lynd Cross in Horsham, Sussex will...
'Church calls for revision of licensing laws'
03-Jan-2008
The Methodist Church has appealed to the government to revisit 24-hour licensing laws in light of what it calls Britain's "significant" binge...
'Brown to outline new measures to combat drink abuse'
02-Jan-2008
A radical package of measures to create a "cultural shift" away from the epidemic of binge drinking is being drawn up by Prime Minister Gordon Brown....
LETTERs
13-Dec-2007
Taking issue with prohibitionists Lord Krebs, of the Nuffield Council, has called for a probe into the "effect of extended opening hours on levels of...
Bish: off-trade's in denial about its role
13-Dec-2007 By Tony Halstead THals22851@aol.com
Big supermarkets should review their alcohol advertising and marketing techniques to encourage more responsible retailing. That is the view of...
07-Dec-2007
Received opinion within the pub trade is that the buck for irresponsible drinking can be passed to supermarkets, based on super-low pricing policies....
'Tesco boss branded 'the godfather of binge-drinking' by MP'
07-Dec-2007
Tesco boss Sir Terence Leahy was branded 'the godfather of binge-drinking', by MP John Grogan as health minister Ben Bradshaw threatened to ban the...
Refused: one million youngsters a month
29-Nov-2007 By John Harrington reports on last week's Responsible
The trade must shout louder about its achievements in responsible retailing - and not be blamed for factors beyond its control. That was the message...
THE AGENTS
29-Nov-2007
Graham Allman Managing director GA-Select Well, the news is full of stories that would seem to affect the value of the country's pub stock. The...
27-Nov-2007
The Licensing Act has not fuelled an increase in drinking, according to a YouGov poll for the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). The public...
