tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post4798779318366322958..comments2024-03-09T04:57:25.956+00:00Comments on HardKnott Dave's blog about stuff: Floors and ceilingsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-31174435501585630502009-03-17T14:39:00.000+00:002009-03-17T14:39:00.000+00:00Going back maybe 30 years, supermarkets tended to ...Going back maybe 30 years, supermarkets tended to have separate counters for alcohol, but that largely disappeared in the 1980s so it is not a recent development. There are certainly a lot more corner shops with licences than there used to be, though, and the old-fashioned Threshers offie seems to be a dying breed.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-34462210198773980332009-03-16T15:47:00.000+00:002009-03-16T15:47:00.000+00:00The supervision thing is an issue. I'm sure it nev...The supervision thing is an issue. I'm sure it never used to be as easy to buy alcohol as it is today.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-74717882320840196902009-03-16T11:23:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:23:00.000+00:00I agree with the thrust of Velky Al's comments. Th...I agree with the thrust of Velky Al's comments. The supermarket/off licences really ought to pay a far higher premium for selling alcohol as they will not supervise its consumption.John Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471796457374078158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446074078505386356.post-24761039833764952032009-03-16T11:01:00.000+00:002009-03-16T11:01:00.000+00:00If this government actually cared about industries...If this government actually cared about industries rather than focus groups, it would perhaps be an idea for them to increase VAT on beer bought for consumption off the premises, and to eliminate it for that bought to be consumed on the premises.<BR/><BR/>The people who buy cheap crap to drink whilst watching something on the idiot box are not likely to be enticed into a pub and as such would probably suck up a minor price rise so that they can park themselves in front of their pacifier for another evening.<BR/><BR/>Reducing the tax burden paid by pubs, would mean that prices in the pub could stay the same - although no doubt some whingers would bang on about not passing on tax cuts to the consumer - as if the consumer must be at the heart of all things. Keeping the price the same would increase the profit margin of the landlord, allowing the landlord to re-invest profits in improved facilities and so on, as well as adding incentive for good people to stay in the business.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.com