tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post6436728221509247755..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Putting vegans in charge of the chicken coopChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-5651575204591945592012-05-03T17:26:13.700+01:002012-05-03T17:26:13.700+01:00My local Wetherspoon was yesterday advertising dra...My local Wetherspoon was yesterday advertising draught bitter at £1.85 a pint - less than a typical pint of pub beer cost in July 2007. Anyone who wanted to drink in a pub in 2007 wouldn't be now put off by price alone.Jonathan Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331501151709216753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-68088409834938893372012-05-02T19:33:56.081+01:002012-05-02T19:33:56.081+01:00It's largely a myth that supermarkets have cau...It's largely a myth that supermarkets have caused the closure of pubs. If anything, supermarket drink offers are a response to the shift in drinking from the on to the off-trade, not a cause.<br /><br />Very little alcohol is sold in supermarkets at a loss, as Chris has explained on here before. They're not that stupid.<br /><br />And it's funny how people didn't moan anywhere so much about supermarket competition before July 2007.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-534258232696871652012-05-02T19:30:11.416+01:002012-05-02T19:30:11.416+01:00Firstly, nobody said Sainsbury's couldn't ...Firstly, nobody said Sainsbury's couldn't open a supermarket, they just stopped it selling alcohol.<br /><br />Secondly, with the Supermarkets destroying our pub trade with loss leading alcohol surely expecting the odd store to not sell booze should be encouraged?<br /><br />Just don't sit there whining about Supermarket "freedoms" and then bitch when all your pubs have shut.John Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437765041360086205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-7437499655315806102012-05-02T14:14:05.334+01:002012-05-02T14:14:05.334+01:00Chris - thanks for providing the quiet voice of sa...Chris - thanks for providing the quiet voice of sanity amongst the howling banshees.David Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-21991906874191014442012-05-02T11:30:28.428+01:002012-05-02T11:30:28.428+01:00The Cowgate - I remember a wonderful pub there whe...The Cowgate - I remember a wonderful pub there where advocates would congregate and you could hear the most wonderful gossip as their tongues loosened. There were also plenty of sad, wee down-and-outs in the Cowgate. A mixed bag in the Scottish style - a Sainsbury's would only add to the fun.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-72630289011478240942012-05-02T06:40:19.042+01:002012-05-02T06:40:19.042+01:00Unfortunately, this kind of thing is A Trend. NYC ...Unfortunately, this kind of thing is A Trend. NYC Bloomberg's DOH (which does nothing he doesn't pre- approve of) has floated trial balloons about limiting the number of bars per neighborhood and ending what're known as "happy hours" when bars serve liquor at a discount.<br /><br />So far, the press here has given these ideas the raspberry, which doesn't mean they won't keep being proposed, while the propaganda ramps up and the "polls" showing public support are faked, till one day: voila!<br /><br />WaltAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-75255994631370712922012-05-02T01:08:14.844+01:002012-05-02T01:08:14.844+01:00Oh goody, is that how it works?
I object to the s...Oh goody, is that how it works?<br /><br />I object to the smoking ban!<br /><br />Does that mean the ban will be gone soon?<br /><br />How do these people get so much power?Mr Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-92149252646551239442012-05-01T20:31:07.756+01:002012-05-01T20:31:07.756+01:00"It's a rundown area in need of regenerat..."It's a rundown area in need of regeneration..."<br /><br />Hmmmm, not really—the Cowgate sits under but parallel to the Royal Mile. It is right at the centre of town and at the other end of the Grassmarket from the "pubic triangle".<br /><br />So, what it is is the destination for students and residents who want to get absolutely off their tits. It is also the prime destinations for Stag and Hen dos from miles around, especially Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, etc.<br /><br />Which would account for the rather high crime rate...<br /><br />DKDevil's Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13832949569501846730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-75451596846854182832012-05-01T20:08:15.901+01:002012-05-01T20:08:15.901+01:00"Do hurry up with that referendum please Mr S...<i>"Do hurry up with that referendum please Mr Salmond."</i><br /><br />Well said. Shame we don't get to vote in it.Suboptimal Planethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03326225284771369172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-76174365790060141342012-05-01T18:17:16.354+01:002012-05-01T18:17:16.354+01:00At least Catriona is not yet objecting to kebab sh...At least Catriona is not yet objecting to kebab shops on the grounds that they promote obesity.Ivan Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18364023294207490403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-62504465775483031592012-05-01T17:58:51.866+01:002012-05-01T17:58:51.866+01:00She is the evil that triumphs. I doubt whether she...She is the evil that triumphs. I doubt whether she's read much Burke, really.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-27991679517923127722012-05-01T17:51:50.883+01:002012-05-01T17:51:50.883+01:00Her twitter profile reads: "Remember evil tri...Her twitter profile reads: "Remember evil triumphs when good people do nothing...feminist vigilante, so nae messing"<br /><br />What a hateful woman this is -- spent a minute perusing her tweets and retweets. Dreadful beast, she is. God, I hope she never has a chance to spawn.Jayhttp://nannyingtyrants.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-80371609125945031482012-05-01T17:42:11.482+01:002012-05-01T17:42:11.482+01:00Hopefully Sainsbury's show some guts and say &...Hopefully Sainsbury's show some guts and say "stuff you" rather than accepting a store without a licence.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com