So, let's get this straight...

[deborah_c]

Introducing 24 hour licensing of pubs is being done to reduce binge drinking, and not at all to raise revenue.

Which is why it will cost £1905 instead of £10 to apply for a license. And why pubs will have to pay for the cost of the extra policing for all the extra binge drinkers. Who won't, of course, exist...

Comments

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

tbh i think it will cut down on the number of binge drinkers, or at least give them enough time to turn into alcoholics which is a totally different statistic ;-)

seriously thought this works on the continent so I can't see why, given time, it can't work over here. at the very least you won;t have all the drunks being kicked out at the same time and no-mash-heads can leave at about 11ish as normal without worry of psycho-drunken-herds as they will still be busy getting sloshed.

[atreic.livejournal.com]

Whether or not it is a good idea, it does appear the the government are using it as an excuse to raise money and shift the blame...

[deborah_c]

I think it works on the continent because the prevailing culture there is to go out for a quiet drink, as opposed to going out with the intention of getting as drunk as possible. I'm not sure that giving people longer is actually going to make them drink any slower...

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

i think the theory is that by going to a continental system people will pick up the drinking style as well. something along the lines of "now we no longer have only 3 / 4 hours to drink in we don't have to slam them down as quick as possible".
time will tell i think, and yes the gov will be happy over all the extra cash :-)