| Vertical Drinking 08:30 - Aug 7 with 7586 views | colinallcars |
Westminster Council looking at banning vertical drinking in its pubs and clubs.
Blimey, when I first went in pubs it was considered effeminate to sit down.
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| Vertical Drinking on 08:37 - Aug 7 with 5747 views | daveB |
Will they provide a funnel for the horizontal drinking |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 08:41 - Aug 7 with 5702 views | stevec |
Reached an age where it’s essential to sit down.
Actually, could be to the pub trades advantage. So often there’s a pub rammed and other decent pubs in the vicinity left empty. Spread people around a bit and more survive. |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:19 - Aug 7 with 5579 views | Northernr |
Westminster Council are absolute vandals of Soho and the West End. |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:23 - Aug 7 with 5555 views | ozexile |
Can we not get these rule and law makers out of our lives? Just leave us be. |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:24 - Aug 7 with 5543 views | sprocket |
I had to look up what vertical drinking was  | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:40 - Aug 7 with 5480 views | colinallcars |
As the old song goes:
If you can't find a swanky club,
Just pop in the nearest pub,
For a little bit o' what you fancy does yer good.
They don't play that on the Light programme much these days. | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:42 - Aug 7 with 5469 views | TwoHalves |
| Vertical Drinking on 08:41 - Aug 7 by stevec |
Reached an age where it’s essential to sit down.
Actually, could be to the pub trades advantage. So often there’s a pub rammed and other decent pubs in the vicinity left empty. Spread people around a bit and more survive. |
Seconded. ‘Sit down if you love Rangers’ … I can hear the collective sighs of relief already. | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:51 - Aug 7 with 5421 views | TwoHalves |
Good luck enforcing a no standing and drinking law! | | | |
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| Vertical Drinking on 09:53 - Aug 7 with 5399 views | Dorse |
They will soon outlaw the Pythagoras Piss, performed in pub bogs by geezers too drunk to remain upright. By resting the forehead on the wall, it creates the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle during micturition, whilst reducing the attendant risk of splashing one's boots.
I would imagine. |  |
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| Vertical Drinking on 10:01 - Aug 7 with 5320 views | nick_hammersmith |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:19 - Aug 7 by Northernr |
Westminster Council are absolute vandals of Soho and the West End. |
I love it when the counter is "think of the residents" like if you live in Soho, but were surprised that its busy and loud at night?! |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 10:05 - Aug 7 with 5288 views | Metallica_Hoop |
Some cnts really hate our pub culture. |  |
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| Vertical Drinking on 10:05 - Aug 7 with 5284 views | TwoHalves |
| Vertical Drinking on 09:53 - Aug 7 by Dorse |
They will soon outlaw the Pythagoras Piss, performed in pub bogs by geezers too drunk to remain upright. By resting the forehead on the wall, it creates the hypotenuse of a right angled triangle during micturition, whilst reducing the attendant risk of splashing one's boots.
I would imagine. |
‘Micturition’? That’s just taking the piss. | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 10:09 - Aug 7 with 5245 views | BushRanger82 |
Why? |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 11:23 - Aug 7 with 5001 views | robith |
There are 3 massive property owners who own huge swathes of Soho and want it to be a sanitised playground for tourists and have huge influence on Westminster Council who are more than happy to issue missives that benefit their goals |  | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 11:26 - Aug 7 with 4983 views | Northernr |
| Vertical Drinking on 10:01 - Aug 7 by nick_hammersmith |
I love it when the counter is "think of the residents" like if you live in Soho, but were surprised that its busy and loud at night?! |
Somebody bought one of the flats adjacent to the C&S and immediately started complaining about the noise. Council immediately started imposing restrictions on having live music etc. You moved next to a pub you twt.
Oooh I got a great price on my new house next to Heathrow Airport, I never expected there'd be the odd plane going over the roof. | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 11:28 - Aug 7 with 4957 views | PlanetHonneywood |
We need to stand up for our rights! |  |
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| Vertical Drinking on 11:52 - Aug 7 with 4832 views | robith |
| Vertical Drinking on 11:26 - Aug 7 by Northernr |
Somebody bought one of the flats adjacent to the C&S and immediately started complaining about the noise. Council immediately started imposing restrictions on having live music etc. You moved next to a pub you twt.
Oooh I got a great price on my new house next to Heathrow Airport, I never expected there'd be the odd plane going over the roof. |
I was at a wine tasting at a cafe/bar next to the Spurs stadium last night (Spurs are literally their landlords) and the owner was complaining about crowds on Spurs matchdays - well, you've only had the 125 years notice | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 12:00 - Aug 7 with 4803 views | kensalriser |
Ditto recent arrivals to the Ladbroke Grove area complaining about carnival. |  |
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| Vertical Drinking on 12:36 - Aug 7 with 4673 views | daveB |
Just to add some context to this they won't be actually banning people from standing up, they are asking for more seats and limit the number of people standing to prevent over crowding, they made the below statement yesterday
https://www.westminster.gov.uk
It is utterly ludicrous to suggest the Council is planning to "ban" people standing up in pubs. Suggesting otherwise is a wilful misreading of the policy proposals with clauses taken out of context.
"We want people to go out in the West End and have a good time. Our guidance is simply about encouraging venues to manage their customers so people don't pack onto pavements or excessive drinking doesn't disturb others passing by.
"The Cumulative Impact Zone is recognised as an area that has a high concentration of activity and particular policies exist for that in Westminster and the Mayor’s London-wider planning. There is a legal obligation to look at every application on its merits and we do just that, meaning we see new venues opening all the time. Again, there is little change here from the policy of previous administrations and we have seen new pubs and fast-food outlets open recently including a licence extension for the McDonald's on Leicester Square, which will now be open 24 hours despite objections from the Mayor’s police representatives.
"We are the country's largest planning authority with some 4,000 licensed venues. We reject less than 1.5% of license applications and there is a strong desire to see thriving, profitable, venues across Westminster.
"As we have made clear we are happy to work with the Mayor of London on licensing and have just launched our own campaign to promote nights out in Soho." [Post edited 7 Aug 12:37]
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| Vertical Drinking on 12:52 - Aug 7 with 4592 views | Paddyhoops |
That should do wonders for a beleaguered industry . Totally unworkable .
Absolute tosh . | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 13:00 - Aug 7 with 4536 views | kensalriser |
| Vertical Drinking on 12:36 - Aug 7 by daveB |
Just to add some context to this they won't be actually banning people from standing up, they are asking for more seats and limit the number of people standing to prevent over crowding, they made the below statement yesterday
https://www.westminster.gov.uk
It is utterly ludicrous to suggest the Council is planning to "ban" people standing up in pubs. Suggesting otherwise is a wilful misreading of the policy proposals with clauses taken out of context.
"We want people to go out in the West End and have a good time. Our guidance is simply about encouraging venues to manage their customers so people don't pack onto pavements or excessive drinking doesn't disturb others passing by.
"The Cumulative Impact Zone is recognised as an area that has a high concentration of activity and particular policies exist for that in Westminster and the Mayor’s London-wider planning. There is a legal obligation to look at every application on its merits and we do just that, meaning we see new venues opening all the time. Again, there is little change here from the policy of previous administrations and we have seen new pubs and fast-food outlets open recently including a licence extension for the McDonald's on Leicester Square, which will now be open 24 hours despite objections from the Mayor’s police representatives.
"We are the country's largest planning authority with some 4,000 licensed venues. We reject less than 1.5% of license applications and there is a strong desire to see thriving, profitable, venues across Westminster.
"As we have made clear we are happy to work with the Mayor of London on licensing and have just launched our own campaign to promote nights out in Soho." [Post edited 7 Aug 12:37]
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To add context, some more quotes from the proposal:
Applicants may wish to consider whether their proposal
includes measures that genuinely reduce the number of people
using the premises at peak times or reduce the impact of the
operation on the surrounding area. Examples may include:
• Significant reductions in capacity compared with the
existing operation.
• Earlier terminal hours, particularly where activities cease
before the period when cumulative impact is known to
increase.
• A predominantly seated operation with fixed seating.
• Waiter or waitress service replacing vertical drinking.
• Restrictions on off sales.
• Enhanced dispersal arrangements and customer
management measures.
• Relocating an existing operation to premises that are
likely to have a lower impact on the licensing objectives
It's not surprising people are interpreting that as the council wanting to replace traditional standing pubs with seated venues. | |
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| Vertical Drinking on 13:03 - Aug 7 with 4521 views | Lblock |
There are a few people, myself included, who beleive there is an agenda against pub culture and more than happy to see these institutions collapsing one by one.
People can make their own minds up about if that is the case and why.
One of those happy to lead the charge seems to be our current wonderful Mare of London.
Mmmmmm.
It's sad to see things as they are now.... the landscape changing rapidly, I never thought I'd ever see single file queuing in pubs and I leave anywhere I come across it but had to suffer it last week in a Theatre Bar. My gears were well ground by the time I reached the lettuce leaf serving. |  |
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| Vertical Drinking on 13:08 - Aug 7 with 4482 views | kensalriser |
For those of us not tuned in enough to read between the lines, why not just say what you mean instead of speaking in riddles?
By the way, the Mayor has already voiced opposition to these proposals. [Post edited 7 Aug 13:10]
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| Vertical Drinking on 13:09 - Aug 7 with 4477 views | Northernr |
| Vertical Drinking on 13:03 - Aug 7 by Lblock |
There are a few people, myself included, who beleive there is an agenda against pub culture and more than happy to see these institutions collapsing one by one.
People can make their own minds up about if that is the case and why.
One of those happy to lead the charge seems to be our current wonderful Mare of London.
Mmmmmm.
It's sad to see things as they are now.... the landscape changing rapidly, I never thought I'd ever see single file queuing in pubs and I leave anywhere I come across it but had to suffer it last week in a Theatre Bar. My gears were well ground by the time I reached the lettuce leaf serving. |
The mayor has actually said the opposite and criticised Westminster Council for their attitude to Soho and the West End...
https://www.nme.com/news/music | | | |
| Vertical Drinking on 13:30 - Aug 7 with 4385 views | Lblock |
| Vertical Drinking on 13:09 - Aug 7 by Northernr |
The mayor has actually said the opposite and criticised Westminster Council for their attitude to Soho and the West End...
https://www.nme.com/news/music |
A couple of delicious typo's in that link!! 
Good old Khant.... nothing ironic in him spouting up against a bunch of tw@ts on a Conservative Council.
Not sure he's the man to reinvigorate London's failing appeal and buzz. | |
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