[Football] Pub Opening Hours

[crodonilson]

Pubs could be forced to shut early in new Labour nanny state blow

Crackdown on drinking under consideration as ‘fun police’ Government sets out plan to improve health and tackle anti-social behaviour

www.telegraph.co.uk

Labour looking to tighten controls on pubs opening hours and potentially for them to close earlier to curb the national health emergency. Not sure what times but potentially last orders as a standard at 9pm instead of 11pm.

Surely this will be the death knell of many pubs, not a bad thing in many areas and probably more need for multi faith community centres than your standard pub.

 

[Weststander]

I’m very anti smoking, but I wonder if the no smoking outside proposals, will be devastating for the hospitality industry?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Meaning people will drink the same amount just faster. Where do they find these idiot ideas from ?

 

[ManOfSussex]

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[Doonhamer7]

On the radio this morning (R5L Nicky Campbell) they has landlords on who said the busy times in pubs were 4-8pm (basically after work) and after 9pm they might as well shut up. So economics will probably drive it.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

I'm already pissed off with this lot (and I voted for therm) typical Labour law law law law, restricting people. FFS sausage man stop it.

 

[studio150]

Next up, no pints at HT.

 

[beorhthelm]

On the radio this morning (R5L Nicky Campbell) they has landlords on who said the busy times in pubs were 4-8pm (basically after work) and after 9pm they might as well shut up. So economics will probably drive it.

pubs are free to close when the punters stop coming in. many do. this would be about changing licence hours, which sounds like a half baked idea from the fringe that'll die after a day of negative headlines.

 

[dazzer6666]

Pubs could be forced to shut early in new Labour nanny state blow

Crackdown on drinking under consideration as ‘fun police’ Government sets out plan to improve health and tackle anti-social behaviour

www.telegraph.co.uk

Labour looking to tighten controls on pubs opening hours and potentially for them to close earlier to curb the national health emergency. Not sure what times but potentially last orders as a standard at 9pm instead of 11pm.

Surely this will be the death knell of many pubs, not a bad thing in many areas and probably more need for multi faith community centres than your standard pub.

I reckon supermarkets selling lager at £1/can is more of an issue for the health of the nation than pubs staying open late. The turbo-drinking is much earlier anyway with the after-work crowd. Are we going to get a constant stream of inane policy proposals ? Thought and hoped we might actually see something useful once the last lot were booted out

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Doubt it's true

But if by the smallest of chance it is, claiming it's for health reasons is batshit crazy.

People will start earlier or drink at home (more of an issue)

It's as dumb as the 10pm curfew during covid

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

I’m very anti smoking, but I wonder if the no smoking outside proposals, will be devastating for the hospitality industry?

My views on smoking are the same as you

I m not sure it will or it won't, but those in the industry seem to think it will have an impact.

but it's not really the point, it's none of the governments business.

I think our smoking laws are about right, either have the balls to ban it completely or leave it alone

They won't ban it because of the tax it brings in.

The Tories started this with the idea of age banning smoking.

 

[Napper]

I'm already pissed off with this lot (and I voted for therm) typical Labour law law law law, restricting people. FFS sausage man stop it.

Don’t believe the hate campaign that’s in full flow

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Oh here we go, an anti Labour story written on the web by a right wing publication behind a paywall so you can’t even get context and posted by NSCs resident wind up merchant.

However as it’s now on a forum it’s upgraded to the gospel truth. Get a grip people please.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Don’t believe the hate campaign that’s in full flow

How about stop the shit coming out. Every day it's another "we're" stop this blah blah howabouts start actually doing shit, doing shit that will help us all. Not banning smoking in open places now this etc. What annoys people is in the scheme of things this should be so far from their thinking it would never appear.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I’m very anti smoking, but I wonder if the no smoking outside proposals, will be devastating for the hospitality industry?

Tough times in the industry highlighted by this left leaning publication

Fifty pubs a month shut in first half of year in England and Wales, figures show

Number of pubs open fell to 39,096 by end of June and experts say tax rises in 2025 could result in more closures

www.theguardian.com

 

[jonny.rainbow]

It would be a better idea to leave pub opening hours the same and reduce the duty rates for anything served on licence whilst simultaneously increasing duty on alcohol bought in supermarkets and corner shops.

Problem drinking can be regulated better in pubs.

 

[SeagullinExile]

Meaning people will drink the same amount just faster. Where do they find these idiot ideas from ?

Yep. The main reason that old licensing hours were changed in the first place.

Stupid idiots.

 

[sparkie]

Oh God - it'll be "Scotch Eggs counting as meals" all over again with pubs claiming to be "restaurants".

 

[The Grockle]

We need to protect the hospitality industry not push for policies that make pubs even less viable.

 

[Seagull58]

Blessed are the toolmakers