In light of all they have done to bring about the demise of the traditional British pub, that meeting place and oasis of calm, so beloved by the people and so hated by the Righteous, the smoking ban, the letting in of children, the ever increasing taxes.Now comes another turn of the knife.
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Plans to replace the traditional pint glass with one made of unbreakable plastic will not be accepted by drinkers, the pub industry has warned.
There is nothing worse than drinking a pint from a plastic glass, it is just vile.
But hold , here comes the The British Beer and Pub Association they said:
"It did not want the new plastic glasses to be made compulsory"
Well they listened to you over the Smoking Ban, what could go wrong?
Neil Williams goes on:
"I would ask, is it necessary to replace the much-loved pint glass for safety reasons in the vast majority of pubs where there is no problem?
"Pubs shouldn't be put under pressure to stop using glasses if they are safe places to drink. Why on earth ask them to do that?
"They shouldn't be corralled into using plastic glasses. Anything that would move us towards a plastic product would not be welcomed."
Lets just reword that slightly and see what it may have looked like 3 years ago:
"I would ask, is it necessary to ban smoking in the vast majority of pubs where there is no problem?
"Pubs shouldn't be put under pressure to ban smoking if they do not want to. Why on earth ask them to do that?
"They shouldn't be corralled into banning smoking. Anything that would move us towards a smoking ban would not be welcomed."
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Oh, god! Please tell me this is in the 'Onion', or 'Daily Mash'...?
ReplyDeleteIt's not? Gah!!
Ah Julia if only it t'were so, but then it would say;
ReplyDeleteBritish Pub Goers To Suck Beer From Damp Flannels Under New H&S Rules
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and we would laugh, but it doesn't and so we cry.
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Agreed.
ReplyDeleteNot that I mind plastic glasses in themselves, but they are more likely to blow away if you're outside trying to smoke.
Very well put, Pavlov.
ReplyDeleteI've been ragging CAMRA and the BBPA for quite a while now but they won't budge. They actually believe that government cares about them.
They still believe that by not making waves about the impact of the smoking ban, that they will gain concessions on beer tax (like they didn't last time after the same campaign). Seriously, that is their approach.
Beer duty hasn't been reduced for nearly 50 years, yet these dolts seem to think that the most puritannical government in British history is going to start now if they stay schtum about the effects of the smoking ban.
I think such idiots used to be called naive collaborators.
Same moves here, Pavlov, as there has been an increase in glassing incidents, the pubs aren't in favour obviously, but they would seem to be in favour of breaching their licensing regulations by serving people that are obviously drunk who then glass innocent bystanders because their alcohol addled brain distorted reality.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I did have to clean them up back in the hospital days. And they didn't get any pain relief either.