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From scotsman.com via doubleplusundead:

in perhaps the greatest assault yet on Scotland’s traditional pub culture – bar staff are being told to stop asking patrons if they’d like “the same again”.

What the fuck?

The move is the result of new licensing laws coming into force next Tuesday to clamp down on “irresponsible promotions”.

Again I ask, what the fuck ?

Bars and restaurants are being warned that offers such as “buy two glasses of wine and get the rest of the bottle free” should not be displayed. They have also been warned that they should not offer free drinks to customers, perhaps because they have waited too long for a meal, it is understood.

Ok … so we’ve (or they’ve) gotten to the point that advertising booze is bad. That’s fucking retarded but it gets even worse. Now they’ve decided that simply asking you if you want a fucking drink is advertising ? Every time you think nanny-stating can’t get worse … it does.