Okay, so, we’ve clearly established that Lib Dem MPs are being a bit daft opposing new laws to devolve pub licensing to local authorities, right? Well, it turns out (well, it’s news to a lily livered southerner like me), that in Scotland – where they already have liberalised licensing hours – Labour have just reneged… Continue reading My head hurts!
Tag: culture wars
24 November 2005: the day the world officially ends
If you can’t guarantee at least denting the government’s majority a bit, why waste your time trying to annul legislation that is about to be enacted? Mark Oaten has made the solemn prediction that the Licensing Act will lead to a “Christmas crisis” (it must be so, ‘cos it alliterates), with Theresa May saying much… Continue reading 24 November 2005: the day the world officially ends
Is 90 days long enough?
Matt refers to a letter in the Evening Standard tonight: Roy Jhuboo, of WC1, tells in a letter how the Police arrested him for photographing around Limehouse under the Terrorism Act. When he asked why, he was told that he “could be a terrorist on a reconnaissance mission planing to launch a rocket at Canary… Continue reading Is 90 days long enough?