tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post6166955327570154236..comments2024-02-24T08:45:36.112+00:00Comments on TheFatBigot Opines: Pub plightTheFatBigothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17255526385076528633noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-72776832259653239652009-01-30T00:26:00.000+00:002009-01-30T00:26:00.000+00:00Hunting legislation and the ban on fur farming was...Hunting legislation and the ban on fur farming was never about animal welfare, either. The NSPCC is not about child welfare. An emerging theme since 1989 - when I first noticed the trend - has been about control. Even impeccable leftists cite the Bulger killing on 12 Feb 1993 as the point where the Conservative government was reckoned to be on the backfoot with society 'out of control'. The killing deeply influenced the young Tony Blair who was then prepared to indulge a much more interventionist approach - and the way things turned out, the public gave him the authority to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-45036237517643839942009-01-29T16:10:00.000+00:002009-01-29T16:10:00.000+00:00In my own case, I and my friends stopped going to ...In my own case, I and my friends stopped going to the pub about fifteen years ago because you couldn't breathe in there for the cigarette smoke.<BR/><BR/>Also the then-incumbent landlady was not exactly world-class in her customer service skills.<BR/><BR/>We got used to visiting each others' houses once or twice a week; with the visitors bringing their own beer and the host providing a bottle of whisky, it was also substantially cheaper than said pub.<BR/><BR/>We did intend to go back to the pub when the smoking ban came in, but in the interim it had changed hands and the new landlord was even worse than the old.<BR/><BR/>In fact, he was so bad that the place is now closed.<BR/><BR/>We continue to meet in each others' houses. It's a pleasant tradition, and we don't have to put up with neds, drunks, football on the telly too loud, annoying music, rude landlords, high prices, or anything else unwelcome.<BR/><BR/>As for a decrease in drinking, if there has been one it's due to advancing age. For quite a long time we drank more, because of course it's much cheaper at home.<BR/><BR/>In all, probably not an uncommon experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6382255864661846735.post-79638447908557819332009-01-29T07:42:00.000+00:002009-01-29T07:42:00.000+00:00It was never about health. It was always about con...It was never about health. It was always about control.Obnoxio The Clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12012089552153702526noreply@blogger.com