24-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher
A London restaurant has started a petition calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel to revoke her categorisation of the term ‘unskilled’ when it comes to workers from outside the UK, and oppose the changes to visa requirements for EU workers.
Labour set to support licensing shake-up
15-Dec-2010 By James Wilmore
Shadow Home Secretary Ed Balls has indicated Labour will support police and councils getting "extra powers" as part of the licensing regime shake-up....
Brown's clampdown is nothing new, admits Home Office
29-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The Home Office has admitted that powers already exist within the Licensing Act to restrict and review 24-hour licences, despite Gordon Brown...
Licensees urged to attend mandatory code meetings
24-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
A series of 10 regional consultation events will take place next month covering the government's controversial mandatory code of practice - and...
ALMR: Code will affect responsible pubs
13-May-2009 By James Wilmore
The Association of Licensed Multilpe Retailers (ALMR) has attacked Home Secretary Jacqui Smith for planning to put more pubs "on the altar of red...
27-Feb-2009 By Peter Coulson
the Government has chopped and changed its stance on the power to impose conditions on premises licences by the Home Secretary and local licensing authorities, says Peter Coulson.
Top MP: ban on below-cost selling vital
05-Dec-2008 By James Wilmore
Alcohol-related problems will only be solved if the government takes action against supermarkets selling alcohol below-cost, a senior Labour MP has...
Shoot and then ask questions
14-Feb-2008
It is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy when the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith cites the levels of prosecutions for underage sale as a reason why...
'Don't tell us that higher tax on drink is healthy'
07-Feb-2008
Fancy a drink? Get to the bar quickly because the price of a round is set to rocket. Around the taxpayer-subsidised watering Palace of Westminster,...
McMullen's hits out at Home Office response
12-Apr-2007
McMullen's HAS hit out at the Home Office, claiming its approach to pubs is both "counter-productive" and "misguided". Peter Furness-Smith, the...
Snifter sniffs out real story
05-Apr-2007
Three years ago, we ran an April Fool's Day piece saying that David Blunkett, who was Home Secretary at the time, was considering introducing a...
Blears and Reid support Pubwatch
16-Nov-2006 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u
Home Secretary John Reid and Labour Party chairwoman Hazel Blears have vowed to speak up in support of Pubwatch groups. They pledged support when...
Coaker calls for partnership with industry
16-Nov-2006
Home office minister Vernon Coaker has urged a partnership approach to tackling underage sales and alcohol related disorder.Speaking at The Publican...
Labour Party photo shoot angers host
21-Apr-2005
A Gloucestershire host was left fuming after Home Secretary Charles Clarke used her pub car park for an election photo shoot without asking...
Door staff to blame for SIA delays'
17-Mar-2005 By Ewan Turney
Home Office minister Hazel Blears has backed the Security Industry Authority (SIA) in its war of words with the trade
Tougher immigration rules may lead to lack of workers
10-Feb-2005
Trade leaders are warning that the hospitality industry could be faced with a deficit of 10,000 workers because of the Home Secretary's tough new...
All to play for on smoking ban
30-Sep-2004
Health secretary John Reid has signalled an all-out ban on smoking in pubs could be averted. Speaking at the Labour Party conference Mr Reid said:...
Under 18s crackdown promised
23-Sep-2004
by John Harrington The Home Office has promised tough action against irresponsible pub and club operators following the "horrific" results of the...
John Grogan's view
18-Mar-2004
The MP for Selby says Richard Caborn is the trade's best ally When David Blunkett became Home Secretary in 2001, he got rid of some peripheral...
Licensing Act delayed again?
04-Mar-2004
Speculation is growing that the new Licensing Act could be delayed until after the next election in 2005.Rumours are circulating that it could be...
Tuppen calls on Blunkett to axe pay-for-policing plan
12-Feb-2004
Ted Tuppen, chairman of the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), has called on Home Secretary David Blunkett to abandon his plans to force pubs...
Migrant workers ruling welcomed
10-Oct-2002
by The PMA Team The British Hospitality Association has welcomed the decision by Home Secretary David Blunkett that the catering industry will be...
Concern for licensees over potential re-classification of ecstasy
03-Sep-2002
Licensees could find it more difficult to keep drugs off their premises if Home Secretary David Blunkett listens to calls to re-classify ecstasy.The...
Home Office refuses to issue guidance on drugs
18-Jul-2002
The Home Office has said it has no plans to issue guidance for licensees following the recent relaxation of laws on cannabis use.Despite calls from...
Trade attacks plans to re-classify cannabis
11-Jul-2002
Licensees have been left under a heavy cloud of confusion after David Blunkett confirmed his plans to re-classify cannabis. The home secretary...
Trade supports ID card u-turn
08-Feb-2002
The trade has welcomed an apparent u-turn by ministers over the introduction of national ID cards.Former Home Secretary Jack Straw said last year...
Straw: "very unlikely" magistrates will retain licensing control
26-Apr-2001
Home Secretary Jack Straw has confirmed it is "very unlikely" that magistrates will retain licensing control.In the biggest indication yet that...
Magistrates vow to fight for licensing control
18-Apr-2001
Magistrates have vowed to continue their fight against plans to move licensing control to local authorities despite reports that ministers have...
