15-Jul-2010 By Ewan Turney
Enterprise Inns boss Ted Tuppen has vowed to remain at the helm of the tenanted pubco to steer it through the choppy waters of recession and reform. In an exclusive interview, he said some positive reforms had come out of BISC.
MP fights to save community pubs from late-night levy
14-Jul-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Moves to protect community pubs from having to pay a charge for opening late at night have been started by a campaigning MP. Greg Mulholland,...
02-Jul-2010 By Greg Mulholland
MP Greg Mulholland responds to accusations of making a "vitriolic attack "unburdened by the realms of reality" on tenanted pubcos.
24-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
All the latest rumour and gossip from the City.
Robert Sayles: Is it time for Ted to go?
14-Jun-2010 By Robert Sayles Robert
Many of the pronouncements made by politicians in the run up to the recent general election were met with a fair degree of scepticism by many in the...
10-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise has accused MP of making "irresponsible and inappropriate comments" in calling for the removal of boss Ted Tuppen.
09-Jun-2010 By The PMA Team
Liberal Democrat pub campaigner Greg Mulholland, MP, has criticised tenanted pub companies for making insufficient progress in responding to the...
27-May-2010 By The PMA Team
The latest gossip and rumour from the City.
12-May-2010 By John Harrington
Anti-beer tie campaigners Fair Pint are to lobby the new Government to make pubco critic Greg Mulholland MP the new pubs minister. The group is...
07-May-2010 By John Harrington
Prominent pub trade MPs regained their seats including Gerry Sutcliffe, John Healey, Peter Luff and Greg Mulholland.
19-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The game is up for "unscrupulous pubcos", Save the Pub Group chair Greg Mulholland has warned. The pro-pub Lib Dem MP has worked tirelessly for a...
Mulholland welcomes action to loosen pubcos' 'grip' on tenants
19-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Pub campaigning MP Greg Mulholland says he is "delighted" and claimed the "game is up for unscrupulous pubcos" following John Healey's package of...
15-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
Pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland is to meet the new pubs minister John Healey to discuss the problems facing the industry. Mulholland, chair of the All...
15-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has been crowned the Campaign for Real Ale's Parliamentary Campaigner of the Year.
Carlsberg chief attacks MP over boycott call
11-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Carlsberg chief executive Isaac Sheps has claimed that a boycott of its products, over the brewer's decision to shut its Leeds Tetley brewery, would...
Mulholland leads protest against Tetley Brewery closure
09-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
MP Greg Mulholland led a protest outside the Tetley Brewery in Leeds last week to highlight the anger felt over Carlsberg's decision to move...
08-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland poured a can of Carlsberg down the drain outside the Joshua Tetley Brewery in protest at its imminent closure....
19-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
Stick to your guns and call for a full Competition Commission inquiry in to the way pubcos treat their tenants says Greg Mulholland.
07-Jan-2010 By The PMA Team
Out-spoken MP Greg Mulholland has turned his fire on JD Wetherspoon — over delays in re-opening a pub in Otley. The Bowling Green pub has been...
30-Nov-2009 By Lesley Foottit
A group of MPs have urged the Chancellor to lobby the EU for fairer taxation on draught beer. MPs Colin Breed and Greg Mulholland have written to...
Mulholland slams BBPA campaign
26-Nov-2009
Outspoken MP and anti-beer tie campaigner Greg Mulholland has launched a broadside at the British Beer & Pub Association's new campaign backing...
BBPA hits back at 'code critics'
11-Nov-2009 By Hamish Champ
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has hit back at claims that it has not been open regarding its proposed new pubco code of practice....
04-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has slammed the Chancellor over his token gesture to delay the VAT rise until the morning of 1 January. The Treasury has...
Mulholland questions minister on rate reviews
05-Oct-2009
MP and pro-pub campaigner Greg Mulholland has raised concerns with the government following press reports on the impact of the rate review on the...
Mulholland hopes High Court rent ruling will prompt government action
11-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Outspoken MP Greg Mulholland has welcomed a High Court ruling on rent levels at a pubco-owned pub, saying he hopes the government will take notice of...
A sunny motion?
25-Jul-2009 By Hamish Champ
The City of London is a quiet place at this time of year. I'm quite sure deals of some sort are being plotted behind closed doors of various...
Greg Mulholland: Planning for the future of the pub
15-Jul-2009
Enterprise Inns decided the Woolpack was surplus to their requirements (they own no less than five others in the town!) and put it up for sale. At...
Heavyweight backing for Proud of Pubs Week
09-Jul-2009
Two of Parliament's most high profile spokesmen on pubs have come together to back The Publican's Proud of Pubs Week. Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland has...
Crunch trade talks are "last chance saloon", says MP
18-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Outspoken MP Greg Mulholland has claimed today's industry crunch talks are the "last chance saloon" for the trade to change itself and avoid a...
10-Jun-2009 By Ewan Turney
The bosses of Britain's biggest pubcos should step down with immediate effect — that's the call from staunch anti-pubco MP Greg Mulholland. The Lib...
Pubcos and councils criticised over pub closures
09-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Pubcos and "uncaring" councils have come under fire in Parliament over accusations they are contributing to the rise in pub closures. During the...
Mulholland: "It's time to give the British pub back to the British people
13-May-2009
Well, well, well. The cat is now officially out of the bag. Right out of the bag and running round for all to see. So now it is official: The way...
Mulholland: "Enough of the pubco fairy stories
08-Apr-2009
I have found that there are few better such tales than those peddled by increasingly desperate figures in the pub trade to justify unsustainable...
04-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The pro-pub MP writes to the Chancellor and submits a petition urging banks to lend to pubs — 32 MPs have signed already.
11-Feb-2009 By Ewan Turney
Outspoken anti-pubco MP Greg Mulholland has called for reform of the beer tie to make it "fairer" and more "transparent". The Leeds North West MP...
Support builds for MP's pub campaign group
10-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore
Pub supporting MP Greg Mulholland has already received "hundreds" of emails from licensees "up and down the country" in response to his Save the Pub...
06-Feb-2009 By John Harrington
A Leeds-based MP has called on his local council to do more to save threatened community pubs from closure. Liberal Democrat Greg Mulholland, who...
MP launches Save the Pub campaign group
04-Feb-2009 By James Wilmore
A new parliamentary group aiming to help ailing pubs and reform the beer tie is being launched in Westminster today by controversial MP Greg...
Mulholland: Pubco model not working for licensees
13-Nov-2008 By James Wilmore
Pub supporting MP Greg Mulholland has claimed the current pubco model is not working for many licensees and there is a "chill wind blowing" through...
MP confident over 125ml wine measure bid
17-Oct-2008 By James Wilmore
An MP bidding to force pubs and bars to offer wine in smaller measures has withdrawn a parliamentary bill on the issue, because he believes the...
16-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Outspoken pro-pub MP Greg Mulholland has withdrawn his Bill calling for 125ml wine measures to be served alongside larger measures in pubs. He took...
26-Sep-2008 By Ewan Turney
Lib Dem MP Greg Mulholland claims he is "sick" of hearing about abuses of pubco power and believes it is high time the business model faced serious investigation — the call came as he urged licensees to submit evidence to the parliamentary inquiry.
Chris Maclean: Parliament, Frank Spencer and the benefits of doing nothing
24-Jul-2008 By Chris Maclean
I rarely rub shoulders with politicians but last week I got to meet two. Two MPs to be exact. I met Greg Mulholland at a Proud of Pubs event and I...
So, so Proud!
24-Jul-2008 By Matt Eley Matt
From top MPs visiting their locals to pub staff setting sail in a raft made by customers, Proud of Pubs Week provided the perfect platform to...
Standing tall
17-Jul-2008
It was the week when the pub trade stood tall. And it was the week when few in Parliament would have failed to hear the proud message of the pub...
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29-May-2008
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Factions need united action
29-May-2008
The trade needs to show a united front if plans for a pro-pub campaign are to get off the ground. John Harrington reports from the first meeting of...
21-May-2008 By John Harrington
Trade lobbyists and campaigners must put differences aside to save the pub
12-May-2008 By Ewan Turney
Greg Mulholland calls for action to force pubs to serve wine in 125ml glasses
Join in with the second Proud of Pubs Week
01-May-2008
The countdown to the second Proud of Pubs Week is on!Last July saw more than 100 MPs visit pubs during Proud of Pubs Week, just after the launch of...