In article , Owain 
wrote:

> The problem is that the guvmint brings in all these new laws but
> there is so much bureaucracy in actually arresting and prosecuting
> something that in many cases the police simply don't.


And yet when you see some of the TV footage you wonder why not. It may 
seem a bit unfair but prosecuting a selected few might have a 
significant impact on their friends, once the impact of having to 
declare a conviction for drunkeness on their insurance renewals, job 
apps etc sinks in.

This seems to be yet another issue that has the DM foaming at the 
mouth. Surely a true Conservative would argue that it is no business 
of government to tell pubs when they can or cannot open, but if they 
run their businesses in a way that impacts on the public good they 
will be held responsible and brought to account. 

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