Banning MPs from pubs
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Gecko1978

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12,302 posts

178 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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So there is a campaign to ban Labour MPs from pubs in protest agaist rising costs in that industry.

Do we think this is just? My view a private business is free to pick an choose who it serves in line with the law an MPs aren't a protected group. However I don't think this will help them.

ChocolateFrog

34,437 posts

194 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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I doubt 99% of the population could even name 10 labour MPs let alone spot them out and about in their civvies.

So atleast 400 of them would have absolutely nothing to worry about beer

grumbledoak

32,320 posts

254 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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We absolutely need more of this.



Legend.

SlimJim16v

7,323 posts

164 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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16,159 posts

57 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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swisstoni

21,632 posts

300 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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They'll be lucky to afford to go to the pub after 2029 anyway.

tim0409

5,565 posts

180 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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Labour are destroying the industry with their policies so if you are on the receiving end of their ideological insanity, banning MP's who are voting and supporting those policies, which will crush your business, seems to me to be an eminently proportionate response.

valiant

13,038 posts

181 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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Most people wouldn’t recognise their MP if they walked passed them in the street so I’m not sure if this will accomplish anything.

Anyway, MPs have their own subsidised bars in the HoC to get pissed in.

i4got

5,913 posts

99 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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valiant said:
Most people wouldn t recognise their MP if they walked passed them in the street so I m not sure if this will accomplish anything.
The last couple of places I've lived the local politicians of all persuasions were pretty keen on plastering pictures of themselves over social media. Maybe a knock on effect of this initiative is that there will be a bit less self publicity.

butchstewie

62,908 posts

231 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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Private business so they have the choice.

It might seem a bit petty but I can't say I blame them frankly.

Mikebentley

8,134 posts

161 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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i4got said:
valiant said:
Most people wouldn t recognise their MP if they walked passed them in the street so I m not sure if this will accomplish anything.
The last couple of places I've lived the local politicians of all persuasions were pretty keen on plastering pictures of themselves over social media. Maybe a knock on effect of this initiative is that there will be a bit less self publicity.
They should also ban anyone who voted labour too! Not sure how they would be identified though.

Mammasaid

5,179 posts

118 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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eccles

14,153 posts

243 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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tim0409 said:
Labour are destroying the industry with their policies so if you are on the receiving end of their ideological insanity, banning MP's who are voting and supporting those policies, which will crush your business, seems to me to be an eminently proportionate response.
Pubs have been getting destroyed for years by all parties, yet there's still loads out there.

Several pubs in this part of the world that have been shut for several years have re-opened in the last couple of years, so there must be some money in it.

Johnnybee

2,401 posts

242 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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A Labour MP drinks in my local, be interesting to see if a banning sign appears

Evolved

4,032 posts

208 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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tim0409 said:
Labour are destroying the industry with their policies so if you are on the receiving end of their ideological insanity, banning MP's who are voting and supporting those policies, which will crush your business, seems to me to be an eminently proportionate response.
Liebour are destroying many industries with their nonsense policies and extensive taxation. They’re doing everything in their power to hobble and deter any growth. They seem hell bent on increasing benefits and limiting peoples freedom and do so while blatantly lying or avoiding answering direct questions on the subject.

If we have them in power for the full tenure, I do believe the country will be a shell overrun with the work shy.

Jasandjules

71,790 posts

250 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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Good, I would like to see shops do this too, restaurants, the lot.

swisstoni

21,632 posts

300 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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The Left love a bit of cancellation.

22

2,702 posts

158 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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Timothy Bucktu

16,520 posts

221 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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Absolutely.
Maybe start banning Labour MPs from consuming anything produced by British farmers as well!

DeadShed

8,814 posts

160 months

Saturday 13th December 2025
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What happened to the anti cancel culture crusaders and the free speech absolutionists. It seems, yet again, many people are selective when it comes to their moral standpoints.

Private businesses can refuse service to whoever they want as long as it is legal, but if pubs want someone to blame they need to look at the breweries first.