Yep, George Osbourne said "no change" but the truth is that

there is "no change" to the rise they had planned to do that will add 10p to the cost of a pint of beer. A sneeky use of words.

Posted By: Larry Hagman on March 21st 2012 at 17:22:10

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Angostura bitters and Mathers black beer lose their tax relief (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 21, 15:20:04
- Beer to go up 10p per pint (n/m) (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 21, 16:02:26
  - that'd be the beer duty escalator that wasn't mentioned earlier then? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 21, 16:42:42
    - Yep, George Osbourne said "no change" but the truth is that (General Chat) - Larry Hagman, Mar 21, 17:22:10
      - even sneakier, he said no change except those increases planned by his predecessor (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 21, 18:53:41
- any news on smirnoff ice? (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 21, 15:49:49
  - and Frosty Jack? (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Mar 21, 16:06:08
    - Too gassy tudds,prefered white lightening tbh. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 21, 16:37:18
      - 'champagne of tramp juice' is FJ (n/m) (General Chat) - dr fanta, Mar 21, 18:57:14
  - Yeah, it's a shit girls drink (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 15:54:33
    - Agreed (General Chat) - norway, Mar 21, 16:11:22
      - G&T with slice of lime for me, drink far, far too much of it (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 16:13:48
        
        sounds well gay (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 21, 16:17:14
        
        4 or 5 pints of that and youll be well away. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 21, 16:30:23
        
        get in! (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 21, 16:31:33
        
        Tommy Walsh off of Groundforce used to drink pints of (General Chat) - norway, Mar 21, 16:31:29
        
        Amoruso at Rangers used to drink loads of baileys (General Chat) - pants, Mar 21, 16:38:27
        
        so did a padre in our unit (General Chat) - Tombs, Mar 21, 16:44:19
        
        Dont mind a drop myself when im too bloated,probably prefer dooleys though. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 21, 16:34:36
        
        Never did him any harm. (General Chat) - tudders, Mar 21, 16:33:07
        
        Charlie's Dimmocks (General Chat) - norway, Mar 21, 16:36:40
        
        Try the bitter lemon option (General Chat) - norway, Mar 21, 16:29:23
        
        It'll be the mothers ruin of you (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Mar 21, 16:27:22
    - very much this (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Mar 21, 16:01:52

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