tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post5709872266004279924..comments2024-01-09T00:39:13.955+00:00Comments on Oh what NOW!: Drink and be Happy. At a minimum price.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-82780932077217107262011-09-23T11:12:11.656+01:002011-09-23T11:12:11.656+01:00Oh not this bollocks from the Scottish Govt again....Oh not this bollocks from the Scottish Govt again. As Angry Exile points out it's against EU laws - which is why the whole thing crops up as a discussion every 6 months or so but is never actually implemented.<br /><br />http://thefrogsalittlehot.blogspot.com/2011/01/legal-difficulties.htmlTheBoilingFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00791961503315586243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-36398644794906233682011-09-22T23:21:51.610+01:002011-09-22T23:21:51.610+01:00Every time I hear the word 'publican' I th...Every time I hear the word 'publican' I think lyrics. "the pubs got no beer.." Nooooooo. I think if I ever hear those words for real I might just have a breakdown.Da Curly Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631427436506831892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-70773340768935733302011-09-22T21:57:04.276+01:002011-09-22T21:57:04.276+01:00If I recall this has been tried elsewhere with min...If I recall this has been tried elsewhere with minimum baccy pricing and it turned out to be in breach of some EU law. Think Velvet Glove, Iron Fist had the details. That'd be a first, the EU being useful for a change, eh?Anyway, even if it goes through you'll get the trade across the border, as you point out. And it's not as if the Scots don't know how to <i>make</i> booze, is it? B&Q will do a nice trade in bits that can be used to make a small still for Wee Jock McSphinctered to whip up a hair of the dog that rips your head off.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3508346572086151757.post-29424950441867887412011-09-22T21:06:13.692+01:002011-09-22T21:06:13.692+01:00Making drink in shops more expensive won't giv...Making drink in shops more expensive won't give people a single extra penny to spend in pubs.<br /><br />In fact, I look forward to raising a glass of malt to celebrate this being struck down in the courts as anti-competitive.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com