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« on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:28:10 » |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7944334.stmI know drink, smoking , fatty foods is bad etc etc. But I will decide how and what to eat and drink. My dear old Grandad put his cock on the block in WW2 in Europe just so i could choose. So fuck off!
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:29:53 » |
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It won't stop people from getting pissed
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:37:32 » |
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Madness. You know we are on the slippery slope when the government wants to price fix. Sure, the minister responsible says that it is not a good idea. Now. They are just testing the water, they will see what the objections are, withdraw, re-frame the argument to overcome them and then implement it. I see Alcohol Concern are involved. What a surprise. There's a 'charity' that is just a government sponsored pressure group. http://fakecharities.org/More tax and duty is the aim, as always. |
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« Reply #3 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:40:22 » |
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i'm drinking a 66cl bottle of stella which under the 50p a unit proposal would go down in price by a few pence.confusing!
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Ironside
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:47:20 » |
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Alcohol concern who got 57% of their funding from the government in 2007/2008? They're nothing but a government quango.
Good website that, saved to favourites for future perusal.
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Genius, Gentleman Explorer, French Cabaret Chantoose and Small Bets Placed and someone who knows who they are changed my signature but its only know that I can be arsed to change it....and I mean all the spelling mistakes.
Was it me? It can't have been an interesting enough event for me to remember - fB.
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:49:15 » |
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i'm drinking a 66cl bottle of stella which under the 50p a unit proposal would go down in price by a few pence.confusing!
The 50p per unit is minimum price. Unlikely to fall. |
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:52:21 » |
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This only really effects stuff like White Lightening and other Flammable Ben favourites doesnt it.
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:54:20 » |
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It won't happen though, for the simple reason it would be against EU law - contary to Article 28 of the European Community treaty
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Ironside
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:56:55 » |
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But is right that the government feel they can start fixing the minimum prices of things Yeovil?
What happens to all the extra money? Do the retailers, manufacturers or government get to keep it?
This is the sort of interference that is not required in this country, the government should fuck off and keep out of peoples lives.
Edit: And another thing, when they pay the same price for their booze from the House of Common's bars, as the man in the local does, they may get taken seriously. Oh and they can apply their own fucking anti-smoking laws in their as well, why shoulod they be fucking exempt from the same fucking torture they put the rest of us through?
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« Last Edit: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:59:12 by Ironside »
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Genius, Gentleman Explorer, French Cabaret Chantoose and Small Bets Placed and someone who knows who they are changed my signature but its only know that I can be arsed to change it....and I mean all the spelling mistakes.
Was it me? It can't have been an interesting enough event for me to remember - fB.
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:57:51 » |
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It won't happen though, for the simple reason it would be against EU law - contary to Article 28 of the European Community treaty
Yeah I read that too Paul. Was it on EURef? Don't bet on it mate - it's more likely that the EU will adopt it as a "good idea" instead  |
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 20:59:10 » |
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I wonder if they'll start pricing food by the calorie.
The 99p menu at McDonalds would take a bit of a pounding (pun unintended)
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 21:08:20 » |
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This only really effects stuff like White Lightening and other Flammable Ben favourites doesnt it.
Will affect a lot of booze bought in supermarkets. Vodka would be £14 minimum for a bottle on this basis and value lager would be out the window. |
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 21:13:39 » |
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I love home brew and home made wine  I'm going to build a greenhouse to grow my own cigar tobacco leaves as well http://www.coffinails.com/ |
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ghanimah
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 21:20:29 » |
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Yeah I read that too Paul. Was it on EURef? Don't bet on it mate - it's more likely that the EU will adopt it as a "good idea" instead TBH not sure where I read it first, as all the EU blogs and some papers have pointed out that such price fixing would be illegal. http://news.scotsman.com/latestnews/Whitehall-says-SNP39s-drink-price.5048939.jpEURef is a gem of a site though for finding all the EU Directives and Regulations that rule our lives.  |
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 23:40:32 » |
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So long as they don't put the price of coke up I'm fine.
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