Is It Time The Subsidised Bars In The Houses Of Parliament Set A Unit Price On Their Alcohol To Discourage...

[sandyRoe]

...behaviour like this?


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/mp-arrested-house-commons-bar-fight-231908016.html

[emmie]

i wondered that too, listening to the story on the news, then again you could be stone cold sober and still end up in a fight..

[murraymints]

It will always happen irrespective of pricing....it's in the culture...

[albaqwerty]

Stop subsidising the bars in the first place, why do they need to be subsidised?

[sandyRoe]

I think this chap isn't used to strong drink. This is the second time he's been involved in parliamentary fisticuffs.

[aelmpvw]

i could be drinking tea and there would be someone in there that i wanted to hit

[sandyRoe]

True enough. But when was the last time anyone was in a tea room and saw tables overturned and cups flying as people rushed to come to blows?

[emmie]

i suspect that applies to all of us ^^

[aelmpvw]

... problems can arise if two people have their eye on the last cream slice

[DTCwordfan]

Ban him from the House - what an oik

[humbersloop]

to be fair sandy, passions can run high over a fondant fancy

[mikey4444]

Turkeys seldom vote for Xmas !

[aelmpvw]

even if they stopped subsidised bars in the houses of parliament those who wanted to overindulge could afford to

[ichkeria]

Maybe the Tory back benchers will change their minds now and support minimum pricing.
Then again ...

[rockyracoon]

Here's a list of prices for the Strangers Bar from 2011, it's not as subsidised as you think

http://www.parliament.uk/documents/foi/Catering-Strangers-Bar-Tariff-F11-009-2011.01.04.pdf

More here for 2011

http://www.parliament.uk/site-information/foi/foi-responses/foi-disclosures-2011/foi-disclosures-january-march-2011/catering-sales-and-price-lists-2011/

[boxtops]

when was the last time anyone was in a tea room and saw tables overturned and cups flying as people rushed to come to blows?



wasn't it that tea room owner who threw people out because they wouldn't stand up when she played the National Anthem?

[sandyRoe]

Boxtops, but she hardly gave them a knuckle sandwich before asking them to go.
I'll accept that tea rooms aren't as genteel as I'd thought.