United Kingdom General Election 2005

Fair Pint backs Tied Public House Bill

11-Mar-2011 By Lesley Foottit

Anti beer tie group Fair Pint has lent its support to the Tied Public House Bill, proposed in Parliament this week. Liberal Democrat MP Martin...

BBPA: Tied Public House Bill 'jumping the gun'

10-Mar-2011 By Ewan Turney

The Tied Public House Bill is "jumping the gun" and MPs should wait for a proper assessment of pubco progress, says BBPA.

What would a Tory/Lib Dem Government do for pubs?

07-May-2010 By John Harrington

John Harrington examines what the unlikely coalition would mean for the pub trade.

Cider drinkers backing Tories

04-May-2010 By Lesley Foottit

Cider drinkers are backing the Conservatives to win the election — Tories received 58% of the vote at a licensee's National Cider Election.

Pub machine suppliers lobby election hopefuls

19-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney

A group representing pub gaming machine operators has invited prospective MPs to meet members to discuss the challenges the industry faces. The...

Election Question Time for Gloucestershire pub

09-Apr-2010

Politics is coming to the pub as a licensee in Gloucestershire is hosting pre-election Q&A sessions with the candidates in his constituency who...

Call for Government action to help hosts

17-Jan-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

A Liberal Democrat MP is campaigning for Government action to "prevent the exploitation of pub landlords" by pub companies. Timothy Farron has tabled...

Parties fire final shots in election campaign

28-Apr-2005

Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have fired their final shots of the election campaign in a bid to address the issues affecting...