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[Farway]

"The cost of a pint has DOUBLED in the last 20 years from £1.40 to nearly £3. "

Howls of outrage, all Labour's fault, blame the bankers, greedy brewers, or whatever the Bun's agenda is today.

They could have said the in the previous 20 years to that a pint went up from around 1/9d to £1.40, near a 20 fold increase. Far more impressive.

The old addage of never letting facts get in the way of a good story is surely carved on every journo's heart

[arwkrite]

Yeah, rampant inflation has always been a regular visitor to the economy. The 1970's were terrible. I remember Harold Wilson jumping ship when things got tough. OH Happy Days.

[Farway]

Yeah, rampant inflation has always been a regular visitor to the economy. The 1970's were terrible. I remember Harold Wilson jumping ship when things got tough. OH Happy Days.

Didn't Harold jump because he [or those around him] realised he was losing his memory? I know at the time I was puzzled why he left so suddenly, and as a conspiracy lover, Jeremy Thorpe anyone? I had all sorts of ideas, but IIRC the truth came out years later, early dementia I think

[oldboots]

Didn't Harold jump because he [or those around him] realised he was losing his memory? I know at the time I was puzzled why he left so suddenly, and as a conspiracy lover, Jeremy Thorpe anyone? I had all sorts of ideas, but IIRC the truth came out years later, early dementia I think

wasn't he a bit brassed off at the MI5 plotting against him as well? Anyone actually remember the fuss over that Spycatcher book?

[Farway]

Anyone actually remember the fuss over that Spycatcher book?

Oh yes I do now, published in Australia I think & Maggie doing her nut about it, it was all bit of a farce in the end as the only country it could not be bought / read was England, they forgot to ban it in Scotland

For our younger readers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spycatcher
The book has sold more than two million copies. In 1995, Wright died a millionaire from profits of his book

[hondo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...=feeds-newsxml

[aleandhearty]

as the only country it could not be bought / read was England. [/I]

I was living in London at the time and I remember it was THE book to be seen reading on the tube, for that very reason.

[hondo]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-28351163/

[oldboots]

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liver...0252-28351163/

Well deserved it's an excellent pub, I wonder who the other six are? I can't find it on the CAMRA website or the GBG. I have a list of those in the 25th and 30th anniversary GBGs.

[hondo]

Ten Unique Pubs in Every Good Beer Guide for 35 Years - 6/09/07


Ten pubs in England and Wales that have been in every edition of the Good Beer Guide since the original edition in 1974 have been given a special award by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).

Through an unwavering dedication to real ale these ten pubs have been put into all 35 editions of the Good Beer Guide – known as “the beer drinkers bible.” Around the day the 2008 guide is released each of the pubs will host a special 1970’s themed party to celebrate their achievement.

The pubs are:

Star Tavern, 6 Belgrave Mews West, London (Belgravia) SW1X 8HT (020 72353019)
Buckingham Arms, 62 Petty France, London (Westminster) SW1H 9EU (020 72223386)
Sow & Pigs, 14 Church Square, Toddington, Beds, LU5 6AA (01582 873089)
Queens Head, Fowlmere Road, Newton, Cambs. CB2 5PG (01223 870436)
Blue Anchor, 50 Coinagehall Street, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8EU (01326 562821)
Square & Compass, Worth Matravers, Dorset, BH19 3LF (01929 439229)
Roscoe Head, 24 Roscoe Street, Liverpool, L1 2SX (0151 7094365 )
Star Inn, Netherton, Northumberland, NE65, 7HD (01669 630238)
Cherry Tree, Forge Road, Tintern, Gwent, Wales, NP16 5TH (01291 689292)
New Inn, The Hill, Kilmington, Devon, EX13 7SF (01297 33376)