| The vast majority of pubs probably won't even apply for 24hr licences. Extensions to maybe 3am are (IMHO) much more likely. Unfortunatley, as has already been posted, this country will not adopt a cafe bar mentality. I spent many years in Germany with HMF, and it was good that the evenings out started about 10pm as there was no end limit.
Even though we still ate, drank and made merry, (in true HMF styleee) it was still much more relaxed than the atmosphere over here. There are too many people who decide to power-sup before 11pm. These are exactly the same people who will do the same, no matter how long the bar extensions go on for.
I think it is too much to expect that the "pain" of kicking out time will be lessened by a longer drinking period - these idiots will still be idiots. It just provides a little more choice for the majority.
On saying that, I very rarely venture into a city centre at the weekends, but to have the option of later hours in my village local is appealing.
Steve
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