Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom

Prime Minister urged to help pubs

18-Sep-2008

A desperate licensee has written to the Prime Minister to demand that something is done to stop supermarkets undercutting pubs.Irene Nuttall, who...

Licensee hits out at Brown "brush-off

22-Jul-2008 By James Wilmore

A licensee's bid to meet with Gordon Brown to discuss the idea of minimum pricing on alcohol pricing has failed. Ben Walters, lessee of the White...

Ramsay wants fines for out-of-season veg

09-May-2008

Chef and pub-owner Gordon Ramsay has asked the Prime Minister to introduce laws banning the sale of fruit and veg out of season.Ramsay wants to see...

PM grilled on Ban Darling Campaign

28-Mar-2008 By Ewan Turney

Campaign to ban Darling from every pub reaches Westminster

Grogan hails Tesco's significant move

22-Feb-2008 By Ewan Turney

All Party Parliamentary Beer Group chairman John Grogan has hailed Tesco's call to halt cheap deals as a "significant move"

Upping prices cuts crime, Brown told

21-Feb-2008

Gordon Brown's own advisors have suggested that raising alcohol price "has the potential" to reduce violent crime. This comes as a concern as the...

PM's advisors favour alcohol tax hike

15-Feb-2008 By John Harrington

Gordon Brown's own advisors have suggested that raising alcohol price "has the potential" to reduce violent crime. This comes as a concern as the...

MyShout

14-Feb-2008

It's decision day soon for the big issues affecting the trade, says MP John Grogan The House of Commons is currently taking its half term break, and...

The Agents

31-Jan-2008

Graham Allman Managing director GA-Select It was Margaret Thatcher who famously said, "The lady's not for turning", then Tony Blair followed up with,...

'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....

Ban on cheap supermarket deals?

13-Dec-2007 By James Wilmore

Prime Minister Gordon Brown may intervene to stop cheap supermarket deals on alcohol.The issue has apparently hit home with Mr Brown, after Labour MP...

Diageo 'proposed more safe drinking ads'

10-Dec-2007

Diageo reportedly told Gordon Brown the industry proposed making one in every six ads a warning

NewsDigest

29-Nov-2007

Health lobbyists spoke in favour of alcohol disorder zones (ADZs) in last week's breakfast meeting with the Prime Minister. Controversial ADZs are...

PM holds summit talks with trade

22-Nov-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Gordon Brown hosted a summit meeting with the trade to discuss binge drinking and responsible marketing yesterday. Representatives of the on and...

BarTalk

22-Nov-2007

What's your verdict on Gordon Brown so far? Nick Green Stansfield Arms Apperley Bridge West Yorks He's doing an average job. He's trying his hardest...

Brown calls for "cultural shift" on alcohol

22-Nov-2007 By James Wilmore

Gordon Brown has told the drinks industry a "cultural shift" is needed if the battle against underage and binge-drinking is to be won.The Prime...

Brown summons trade leaders

15-Nov-2007

Gordon Brown is to hold a summit meeting to discuss binge drinking and responsible marketing

24-hour u-turn dismissed as hype

27-Sep-2007 By James Wilmore

Trade groups have dismissed media reports that Gordon Brown is set to do a U-turn on the new Licensing Act, claiming his comments are just...

PM 'may reverse licensing laws'

24-Sep-2007

Gordon Brown says he could overturn licensing laws that allow pubs to open 24 hours a day if it was "in the interest of the country

MyShout

16-Aug-2007

The cut-price alcohol sold by supermarkets is on the current political agenda, observes John Grogan MP What do Prime Minister Gordon Brown and...

Government urged to fast-track chefs into the UK

14-Aug-2007

Skilled kitchen staff should be given the same special treatment as top football stars and fast-tracked into the UK, according to hospitality trade...

Nothing new" over licensing review, says BBPA

24-Jul-2007 By James Wilmore

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has played down media reports suggesting Gordon Brown is to review the Licensing Act. Most of the...

Brown urged to consider under 21 booze ban

06-Jul-2007 By Joe Lutrario

Gordon Brown has been urged to consider plans to ban under 21s from buying alcohol in off licenses to try and combat rising alcohol related violence....

BarTalk

24-May-2007

Will Brown make a better Prime Minister than Blair? Stuart Wright Brewery Tap Peterborough Cambridgeshire Gordon Brown is not really my favourite...

The legacy of Blair

16-May-2007

Tony Blair premiership ended as it began, with a rendition of 'Things Can Only Get Better'. The Labour party used the upbeat song during its 1997...

Blair's red-tape pub trade legacy

03-May-2007

As Prime Minister Tony Blair prepares to step down after a decade at the top, Nigel Huddleston talks to the trade about his time in office Tony...

Smoking - we want facts

30-Mar-2006 By Andrew Pring

Morning Advertiser Editor Andrew Pring on planning for the ban

Total smoking ban now likely

12-Jan-2006

Plans for a total ban on smoking in pubs look almost certain after Tony Blair agreed to give MPs a free vote on the issue.But an amendment tabled in...

Kiss 'n' tell... Holy bat-signal... Empty vessels...

15-Dec-2005

review of 2005

Host linked to PM's wife's first kiss

06-Oct-2005

by Ewan Turney A Punch licensee has found himself at the wrong end of a kiss and tell story - by the Prime Minister's wife. Steve Smerdon, of the...

Famous Eaters - Tony Blair

01-Jun-2005

Continuing our series on the rich and famous who enjoy their food - Tony Blair NAME: Tony Charles Lynton Blair. AGE: 51. FAVOURITE FOOD: Includes...

Legal advice: Identity Cards Bill likely to be defeated

18-Mar-2005

By thePublican.com's team of legal experts at London solicitors Joelson Wilson.Here's another sensitive political issue - identity cards. Despite the...

No political will' for smoking ban

14-Oct-2004

by Tony Halstead MPs have admitted that an outright smoking ban might struggle to get through the Commons unless it had support from all political...

Grogan says Tony Blair is a beer snob

04-Mar-2004

Tony Blair has been accused of having a snobby attitude to beer after saying that it is only served at official receptions when "appropriate". The...

Trade must prepare for policy assault

04-Dec-2003

It was with a sinking heart that the Morning Advertiser approached the details of the Prime Minister's "Big Conversation", launched so extravagantly...

Voters will have a say on pay-for-policing

04-Dec-2003

Tony Blair has pushed pay-for-policing back on to the political agenda in his newly launched "Big Conversation" initiative, which gives the public a...

Labour MP proposes pay-for-policing scheme

11-Nov-2003

Industry leaders have slated a Labour MP's proposal to allow local authorities to force licensed premises to pay for policing.Southampton MP John...

A policing farce

19-Mar-2003

Despite no mention in the government's recent White Paper, the trade still fears it will pay for policing. Michelle Perrett finds out more.Plans to...

Government rift could spell end of 'pay-for-policing' plans

05-Mar-2003

A rift within the government over charging licensees for police patrols could spell good news for the trade.According to reports this week, the Prime...

Tony Blair confirms licensing will be in Queen's Speech

07-Nov-2002

The Prime Minister has confirmed that plans to relax the licensing laws will be included in the Queen's Speech next week (November 13). Tony Blair...

Another setback for extended New Year opening

08-Oct-2001

DCMS admits deregulation may not be passed in timeThe Government has come under heavy fire for failing yet again to guarantee 36-hour opening in pubs...

Labour is split over pint issue

19-Mar-2001

DTI officials told legislation for a full liquid pint is unnecessaryGovernment officials have clashed over proposals for a compulsory 100 per cent...