Lidl ruling will affect wider trade
Decisions don’t just bring clarity for those who lodge appeals
NEWS of the landmark decision in Lidl’s appeal against a licence suspension managed to knock...
PLH renewals a ‘sorry mess’
Trade deserved better than a series of broken, quick fixes
Price to continue climbing agenda
What role will MUP play in overprovision policies going forward?
Age policy brings fresh challenges
Implementing scheme on a Saturday will put staff under pressure
WHILE a war of words raged round the minimum pricing proposal in the Alcohol Bill,...
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)...
Beer tent ‘ban’ is tip of the iceberg
Campaign to prevent children’s ‘exposure’ to alcohol continues .
Cummins – Ad ban plan is ‘an all-out nuclear attack on alcohol’
Christmas came early for the anti-alcohol lobbyists. Last November the Scottish Government published a 63-page consultation document on ‘restricting alcohol advertising and promotion’... ticking just about every conceivable box in the campaigners’ wish list.
Penalties for illegal sales is test for Act
THE sanctions dispensed by boards to businesses that fail test purchases and are caught selling alcohol to underage persons is another hot topic in...
Stars align to stoke liquor rationing fire
Misunderstanding at the heart of alcohol ‘sales quota’ stories
IT was a recipe for a perfect storm. Take a call for a more effective approach...
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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