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Will A Full Pint Be Just That At Last?
by John Cryne
Government proposals released before Christmas will ensure that Britain's 15 million beer drinkers get a fair deal in pubs. The proposals have been warmly welcomed by CAMRA, which has led the campaign for full pints for fifteen years.
Mike Benner, Head of Campaigns and Communications said, "There has been too much of the practice of short measures in too many pubs for too many years. These proposals are a giant leap forward for consumer rights. The great British Beer rip-off costs drinkers a million pounds a week and the Government has finally decided to do something about it. Drinkers should get what they pay for – a full pint."
CAMRA has rejected industry claims that full pints will lead to huge price increases and put pubs under threat of closure. It claims that self-regulation has failed to prevent widespread abuse. Drinkers wondering what the fuss is all about can get their full pint at the 'London Drinker Beer and Cider Festival' where lined glasses have been used for many years.
John Cryne.
Reproduced from the Full Pint, Issue 8.
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