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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