tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post7254942936982440915..comments2024-01-13T23:00:20.853+00:00Comments on MAN THE BARRICADES: Nanny State And AlcoholGregghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-69248523911453688282011-12-24T20:24:36.814+00:002011-12-24T20:24:36.814+00:00Thanks for that Richard. I do take your point and ...Thanks for that Richard. I do take your point and I am saddened at the demise of the pub, but I am instinctively against compulsion, especially by the state.<br /><br />The state imposed the ban on smoking, rather than leaving it to landlords and the public to choose, that has also helped kill off the pub so I would also oppose the compulsory smoking ban.Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-80890810529661320562011-12-24T12:28:27.948+00:002011-12-24T12:28:27.948+00:00Hello Greg,
I don't think the minimum pricing...Hello Greg,<br /><br />I don't think the minimum pricing of alcohol would affect your bottle of Laphroiag one penny.<br /><br />I believe that cheap supermarket alcohol is a major contributor to the death of the traditional English pub - and I don't mean the ersatz pub that's frequented by youth on Fridays and Saturdays. I mean the sort of roadside or local village / town pub that was so often the centrepoint of the local community.<br /><br />For this reason alone I'd be happy with a minimum unit pric law in this area. <br /><br />If alcohol was subject to a minimum price of say £1 per unit, then the typical pint, or a measure of Laphroiag in a pub would be unaffected, and it might just result in more people deciding it was actually worthwhile to get off their couches and spend less by going out than by stocking up from their local Tesco.<br /><br />Just a thought.Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-26841568275296130602011-12-14T23:13:14.793+00:002011-12-14T23:13:14.793+00:00I dread to think what the health fascists would ma...I dread to think what the health fascists would make of my malt whisky collection.Gregghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10323165429887622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23662827.post-39874899103073810322011-12-14T16:59:06.504+00:002011-12-14T16:59:06.504+00:00I like the pic and note the spelling. I generally...I like the pic and note the spelling. I generally prefer whiskey (Irish) than whisky (scotch). Except when it is a good malt of course. For some reason the Irish don't produce a decent one. Busmill's Malt is very bland.<br /><br />We did our Xmas booze shop today. If I took the nannying ninnies literally that would be enough to last until Xmas 2012. It won't be though. I shall probably have to trot down to the off-licence on boxing day.Sean O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927008607403571290noreply@blogger.com