| Incidentally, I cannot find any mention of Michael Howard supporting harsher licensing laws on the Conservatives own website, despite there being a transcript of other parts of Howards speech on there – nor on the Wimbledon Conservatives’ own website….
But a large newspaper group cannot put words into a politicans mouth without being sued – and from the previous track record of Howard I can well believe he did say what is reported. So why is he afraid to repeat it on his website, so close to an election? So much for their claims of “smaller government/no nanny state” Quote:
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Don’t dance or we’ll be nicked
| Jan 27 2005
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A BAR could face prosecution after customers could not help dancing when music was played.
Walkabout in The Broadway, Wimbledon, is being investigated by Merton council because it does not have a licence for customers to dance. The Australian bar has taken action by having the warning, “No dancing please” printed on T-shirts worn by staff. Merton council’s head of planning and public protection, Councillor Steve Clark, confirmed the authority was investigating a licensing issue at the bar. The investigation comes as many residents expressed concern about new licensing laws that could see drinking hours extended. A spokesman for Walkabout said: “Regent Inns [owners of Walkabout] has wide-reaching measures in place to ensure that, where its venues do not have public entertainment licences, they are compliant with licensing legislation, and this includes training managers on how to curb dancing in venues where it is not permitted.” At a meeting this month, the council brought in firmer rules governing licensing. But the Conservative opposition said the regulations were not strong enough, a point echoed by Tory leader Michael Howard in his speech in Wimbledon on Thursday last week. |
