Conditions can be a criminal affair
Legislation leaves operators at greater risk of prosecution
By Jack Cummins
ACCORDING to a report in a daily newspaper, a Glasgow barman will stand trial in...
U-turn on members’ clubs on horizon?
“Aforgotten scandal” – that was Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA) chief executive Paul Waterson’s blunt description on the abject failure of the Licensing (Scotland)...
Is there even more legislation ahead?
The Scottish Government’s alcohol strategy is due to be refreshed later this year and, with a new legislative programme due to be set out...
Edinburgh board sets a new course
Reversal of Sainsbury’s decision indicates a fresh way of thinking
IN the past couple of years we’ve seen the health lobby in the ascendant.
In the...
An Epic case of trade injustice
There should be a greater focus on youngsters who break the law
By Jack Cummins
CONNIVING underage youngsters who commit the offence of purchasing alcohol escape...
Latest TV licence might not be last
Further copyright collection agencies may materialise
The door is open to online deliveries
Restaurants and casual dining outlets among the adopters .
Stakes high in playing with fire
THE recent conclusions of the Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the Rosepark Care Home fire disaster in Lanarkshire gave a timely reminder to operators...
Time to embrace the great outdoors
ON Sunday (March 25) the clocks spring forward an hour, bringing lighter nights and, if we let ourselves dream, the start of a glorious...
Is MUP start of a slippery slope?
If measure crosses finish line, health campaigners won’t stop there
By Jack Cummins
THE Scottish Government’s long-running struggle to introduce minimum unit pricing (MUP) reached a...
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