Posted: Sun Mar 06, 05 12:00 pm Post subject: Order! Order!
Radio 4 Thursday 20:30 Analysis
Order! Order!
For centuries Britain has been a nation that likes a drink: in 1066 the invading Normans considered the Saxons a bunch of hopeless drunks. The association between drink and street disturbances is long standing - but so is the link between alcohol and prosperity. David Walker asks why Government plans to deregulate pub hours in England have provoked a panic, and whether the freedom to drink will become a licence to drink to excess. [Rptd Sun 9.30pm]
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