It is no concern of the state. Second, has Nanny G noticed the crisis that has hit our pubs in the past 20 years? They were already reeling when the LAST Labour government banned smoking inside pubs.

IT’S no good Labour pretending they always thought banning smoking in pub gardens was a bad idea. When The Sun attacked it they repeatedly claimed it would protect us all from second-hand smoke.

The government are reportedly eyeing up another 'sin tax' with the Chancellor set to consider a hike on alcohol duty as Labour's war on pubs continues. The potential tax hike comes after the ...

Speaking in his maiden speech in the House of Lords, Lord Young expressed his concern for the future of pubs if the law comes into force. Within Labour’s Employment bill is a clause that expands ...

Labour has been slammed after its MPs voted through a controversial bill that could see banter in pubs and bars banned. The Employment Rights Bill is designed to boost protections for staff and ...

Pubs could ban customers from talking about topics such as transgender rights if landlords think they are harassing staff under Labour's new workers' rights charter. The proposed legislation ...

A proposed ban on vaping and smoking in pub gardens will not go ahead, the health secretary has confirmed. Wes Streeting said the Labour government would not press ahead with the idea after it was ...

small and independent retailers shouldn’t be forced to wait months to be paid for work by big clients. Labour would introduce tough new laws to stamp out late payments and make sure more money gets to ...

A minister has said pubs are "a great part of British life" as he ruled out changes to their opening hours. Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden vowed to table an emergency resolution at his party ...

Last night new Tory party chairman Greg Hands presided over a pub quiz, with a flurry of questions about past Labour party scandals and embarrassments. We hear housing secretary Michael Gove and his ...

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