Topic of the week - 24 hour drinking

[Ship called Dignity]

Listened to quite a bit about this on the radio and how down south there are major concerns about pubs getting later licences etc.

No-one is actually saying there will be 24 hour licences but some are looking for extensions.

Seems there is quite a movement against extended hours etc etc

Thoughts?

[Malky]

I believe this is to try and curb binge drinking. It might work too. At the moment you're hardly in a pub down south and then it closes

Saying that though, the UK drinking culture is very much 'drink till you drop'. You hear folk say - "Think I'll go out and get p*ssed" rather than "I think I'll go out and see what the crack is".

Some people can't seem to enjoy themselves without copious amounts of alcohol.

Malky

[Neil]

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[jaywalker]

There is of course the other side of the coin, according to a radio programme today, in the 30 years since Scotlands licencing laws were liberalised cases of liver disease have increased nearly 4 fold. Cases of alchoholism (already higher than the national average) have increased massively and drink related offences have not exactly disappeared.. The standard argument for longer hours is that we should have the choice to drink when we want as we are adult enough to know our limits.. I have my doubts. Blair often says, if you finish your shift at 2am and want a glass of wine, you should be able to buy one... I would call that a problem... But just to be awkward I do like the idea of buying a pint when I want one.

[Ranald]

If publicans are prepared to be open at 2am for that person who wants a glass of wine at the end of their shift, they're the ones who are going to have to be responsible enough to stop people drinking when they've had too much.

[Neil]

"There is of course the other side of the coin, according to a radio programme today, in the 30 years since Scotlands licencing laws were liberalised cases of liver disease have increased nearly 4 fold".

Thats probably more down to how cheap the beer has gone over the years,theres a chain of off licenses down this way called BARGAIN BOOZE and you can now get a pack of lager(24 cans)for under a tenner so i assume most places sell cheap beer.
I think if nothing it will help the tourism industry more than anything all we need to do now is see more places family friendly(like in spain).

[Kintyre Lad]

"There is of course the other side of the coin, according to a radio programme today, in the 30 years since Scotlands licencing laws were liberalised cases of liver disease have increased nearly 4 fold".

Thats probably more down to how cheap the beer has gone over the years,theres a chain of off licenses down this way called BARGAIN BOOZE and you can now get a pack of lager(24 cans)for under a tenner so i assume most places sell cheap beer.
I think if nothing it will help the tourism industry more than anything all we need to do now is see more places family friendly(like in spain).

This is a good point Neil. I think since the licencing hours were liberalised the trends have changed. In Campbeltown for example I don't think there is the last orders rush there used to be a number of years ago.

[petewick]

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This is a good point Neil. I think since the licencing hours were liberalised the trends have changed. In Campbeltown for example I don't think there is the last orders rush there used to be a number of years ago.[

I think there is more of a problem of people trying to get served after all the last order drinks have been served, that's when I have seen most bother in recent years.
Not only that but people getting served after hours and this is seen by other patrons, who have been told to "drink up and go home".

Petewick

[morenish]

tried drinking for 24hours but fell asleep at hour 17, i dont think it should be made compulsory for people like me who are to old for it