[dry suit diver]

Originally Posted by kevFISH

One 'angle' that has rarely been mentioned is the fact that we Brits (or is it mainly the English - I'm not sure?) are almost obsessed with siting in pubs/bars/etc. One of the cultural things we are missing is socialising at home - at least to a larger degree. Why is this??

I've long been of the opinion that cheaper 'home sales' would encourage this. At the moment the difference between going out and staying in is nowhere near big enough (if you compare it to Germany/France) - so why bother inviting people round when there's someone else to tidy up etc.

Will these new laws change anything - only time will tell, but it certainly won't encourage people to have a quiet drink at home

what pubs in walthamstow do you drink in then , the Bell aint cheap and neither is the Dog on Chingford Road.
Tesco pile it high and sell it cheap but at present when I do the Xmas shopping at 2am I cannot buy the alcohol and have to go back during the day incresing queues at the checkout and the carpark ( go to Leytonstone tesco on a sunday and multiply by ten what you see and this will give you an impression of Xmas shopping in the daytime.

its much the same at last orders a scrum at the bar where tempers fray and the seeds of trouble are sown.
Maybe for a few months trouble will increase but if you dont change the laws you will never know.