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Curmudgeon - Beer & Pubs Archive - 2006
INDEX
- January
- No Fibbing - look out for genuine imported beers in preference to inferior home-grown copies
The Right Turn? - Conservative opposition to licensing reform is short-sighted, unprincipled opportunism
- February
- Three Drinks and You're Out - restrictions on on-trade consumption now pose a real threat to the traditional pub
Don't All Rush at Once! - transport details given for many pubs reflect a politically correct dreamworld
- June *
- Up in Smoke - the smoking ban could spell the end for the community local
- July
- Too Big for its Boots? - football is given more importance in pubs than the business it brings in deserves
What a Lot of Bottles - a vast range of bottle sizes simply confuses drinkers
- August
- Ten Little Breweries - takeovers of family brewers erode diversity and competition in the beer market
Extra Uncool - “Extra Cool” is the latest marketing fad to undermine quality at the bar
- September
- Two Nations - attitudes towards drinking are opening up a growing fault-line in society
Enough is Enough - sensible drinking guidelines will only be effective if seen as reasonable
- October
- Iced Up - diluting your drink is the latest nonsensical fad to hit the bar
Clear the Way - all too often people standing up in pubs block others' path
- November
- Passing the Baton - more than ever before, a good licensee can make all the difference to a pub
Obscured by Smoke - the licensed trade are being made to suffer uncertainty and extra cost over the smoking ban
- December
- The Blights Arms - the causes of pub blight go far deeper than greedy pub companies
Is Beer Bad for You? - why do we need to be told the obvious on drinks packages?
* Note: the March to May columns did not appear as "Opening Times" was not published in these months.
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