tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post2495720944938412426..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Closing TimeChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-6539057232350831252014-12-11T20:37:46.703+00:002014-12-11T20:37:46.703+00:00Your findings really aren't surprising, anyone...Your findings really aren't surprising, anyone with any sense would have predicted that the smoking ban would adversely affect pub trade. Apart from Camra that is, but who are they to speak for the majority of pub goers these days? IMHO they are just a self-styled elitist group who try and preserve a drinking model that has long gone. I used to be a member of CAMRA many years ago before the smoking ban but got thrown out for being caught drinking lager on a hot day. Pathetic, they are no better than purist anti-smoking groups who try and force their totalitarian agenda on others, ostensibly for their own good.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-20589576399848148832014-12-11T19:09:20.955+00:002014-12-11T19:09:20.955+00:00'Jobsworths'! Hehe, love it.'Jobsworths'! Hehe, love it.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-54454427394024342432014-12-11T19:07:45.173+00:002014-12-11T19:07:45.173+00:00That's interesting, and encouraging! And there...That's interesting, and encouraging! And there's the Danish fat tax too. But, as you say Chris, there are not many examples in the UK or Australia.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-70686075696950780652014-12-11T18:31:40.618+00:002014-12-11T18:31:40.618+00:00Bans are sometimes rolled back eg. http://velvetgl...Bans are sometimes rolled back eg. http://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.co.uk/2010/02/smoking-bans-on-ropes.html<br /><br />Alternatively, many countries settle for introducing a ban of some sorts and then not enforcing it. <br /><br /><br /><br />Neither of these happen much in the English-speaking world where Anglo-Saxon puritans meet jobsworths.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-68983510107784838632014-12-11T18:11:50.826+00:002014-12-11T18:11:50.826+00:00'There is clearly a market for venues that all...'There is clearly a market for venues that allow smoking in one or more ventilated rooms.' <br />My first reaction - this will never happen! Once bans are in place, they stay in place.<br />But is this assumption correct? Are there examples of lifestyle regulations being rolled back?Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-77870092823921410312014-12-11T15:26:00.111+00:002014-12-11T15:26:00.111+00:00You said it like it is, as usual. You will at best...You said it like it is, as usual. You will at best be ignored, at worst pilloried for looking at the naked Emperor.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-75090029345577016692014-12-10T22:46:02.881+00:002014-12-10T22:46:02.881+00:00The cost of heating and lighting energy is forcing...The cost of heating and lighting energy is forcing many pubs to drastically reduce their opening times during late autumn through to late spring . . Thats 4 or 5 months of lost revenue . . This also affects trade later in the year as your customers lose confidence . . The British pub is a part of our culture . . Lets not lose it people .Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-76096111631899420352014-12-10T17:39:00.192+00:002014-12-10T17:39:00.192+00:00Hi Chris, ASH has made a lot of this on ASH news. ...Hi Chris, ASH has made a lot of this on ASH news. You are described as "pro smoking"Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-45329025054804009382014-12-10T15:06:40.852+00:002014-12-10T15:06:40.852+00:00Excellent read....
Just one tiny error I spotted ...Excellent read....<br /><br />Just one tiny error I spotted - the VAT rate in Cyprus is 19%, not 25%.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-13010699062380695522014-12-10T14:53:06.979+00:002014-12-10T14:53:06.979+00:00Very well done as usual Chris!Very well done as usual Chris!Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-30598370644656979192014-12-10T14:32:03.599+00:002014-12-10T14:32:03.599+00:00Why go to a pub? Get you beer for a quarter of the...Why go to a pub? Get you beer for a quarter of the price in the Offy, or super market, take it home, drink with WHO you want, smoke what you want, and listen to what you want, and not some load of wankers playing with their balls on T.V, competeing against the idiot attracting pings, squeeks, and beeps from some bloody fruit machine, all backed up with a duke box full of crap, ALL playing at the same bloody time!Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-74579718747720009272014-12-10T09:46:43.634+00:002014-12-10T09:46:43.634+00:00The health zealots are quite happy to see a declin...The health zealots are quite happy to see a decline in pub numbers. I believe they anticipated it in the wake of the ban. Indeed, possibly one the hidden motives for introducing it. It's obvious the the ban was designed to restrict smokers socialising and been seen having a good night out. Why not drinkers? After all, alcohol prohibition is the Holy Grail.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.com