or you could just quit :joker:

"the governemnt will shortly publish its strategy on alcohol pricing but today there are no further changes to the rate".

They will be soon no doubt, dont remember hearing much about that though...just the usual 'binge drinking is bad' stuff. You know, because people cant go buy a crate from the supermarket for next to nothing and binge drink in the house then cause trouble :joker:

No change on alcohol...tories love a few quiet drinks in the bar....;)

You should maybe read your post again and see if you can think why I would think you were insinuating something. The clue, you see, was in the words.

Yeah, they could raise the top rate of tax and make it impossible for rich people and banks to operate in the UK. Then they can all move to another country, taking their business with them. There'd be no one left to invest in anything or employ anyone... and we can all come and work for the local authority.

Or... they could make overweight people pay for their own obesity-related illnesses through taxing their food, the same way that they've taxed the smoker almost out of existance.

Yes also Head Butting Labour MPs

On this note, is it true that there is no smoking ban in the house of commons bar?

Someone was saying this to me at the weekend when ranting on about having to go outside for a fag :S

let.them.leave.

Arista whats wrong, you are particularly reactionary today?
Here...:hug:....better?

Knock it off Kizzy.

Legally, there is no smoking ban in Parliament. But... everyone agreed at the time the ban came in the rest of the country that there will be no smoking anywhere in the Houses of Parliament. There are smoking areas, but they are all outside the building.

It will all be subsidised for them anyway...

Ah k thanks. Was just wondering because people have a tendency to make things up when they get pissed off about something :joker:

Well no need to worry the 50p tax rate is now 45p and corporate tax is down from 24% to 22%.
So low income families cant afford to buy a home, save, and you are suggesting taxing food too now?

I don't smoke too much anyway lol I'd be getting worried if I was on like 20 a day or something

Yeah I've heard it's in the near future. That's why I like this whole real ale thing that's taking off. Cheap and nice beer, and usually local.

I'm suggesting taxing fatty, sugary foods, yes. If taxing fags is okay because they're bad for you, surely by the same token it's a good thing to tax stuff that makes people fat and keeps them fat.

You talk like I don't know anything about low income families and you know everything. I come from one of the poorest boroughs in London. I'm proud to be working class... but I don't suffer from it.

knock what off?

Well the bar I work in doesnt put its prices up when others do. I'm not quite sure if they are breaking the law by doing this but they are by far the busiest bar in the area because their pints of everything are only £2 where everywhere else is like £2.40+

I feel sure you won't be able to guess.

I don't think they're breaking the law or anything, more taking a gamble. But if they're busy all the time it's probably worth not putting the prices up, cos that will be the known place that's cheap and everyone will go there.

'Luxury' food items such as confectionary is already taxed.
I dont talk like anything, I state my opinion just like you do.

I couldn't possibly guess what you have chosen to be offended at today.

Then it's not being taxed enough. A walk around the local supermarket will show you that you can buy all kinds of high-calorie, empty-carb items for next to nothing. I'm surprised the same hysteria doesn't surround obesity that surrounded smoking.

Thats because these demon smokers are the root of all evil whereas obesity is not. If you listen to the media anyway.

A lot of people seem to get quite hysterical whenever smoking is mentioned. I find it quite amusing tbh :laugh: