Pint of wine anyone? UK looks to bring back ‘silly measure’: Winemakers question plan as government champions Brexit ‘freedom’ to allow old-fashioned size
theguardian.com/business/2023/dec/27/pint-of-wine-anyone-uk-looks-to-bring-back-silly-measure
Quick Glance: British Winemakers Reject Pint Option
- British winemakers are unlikely to sell wine in pint sizes, despite Brexit freedoms.
- The Department for Business and Trade announced 568ml wine bottles, but some producers do not plan to use this option.
- Some wineries reject the pint option, while others welcome the chance to produce wine in half-liter bottles.
- The introduction of pint bottles is seen as nonsensical due to the long production time for sparkling wine.
Is a new alcohol prohibition on its way?: New taxes on wine could mean that your favourite tipple – in particular red – ends up being watered down or ...
independent.co.uk/voices/alcohol-duty-red-wine-taxes-brexit-prohibition-b2528471.html
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Britain’s Brexit wine duty regime is ‘unworkable’, industry warns: New pricing system to come into effect in February set to increase bureaucracy in industry ...
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Pints of wine to be sold in British shops for first time in post-Brexit ‘freedom’
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/pints-of-wine-sold-uk-brexit-b2469691.html
Quick Glance: British Supermarkets to Introduce 'Pint' Sized Wine
- New 568ml wine bottles to be available in British supermarkets and hospitality venues.
- Introduction of 568ml size offers more flexibility and choice for customers.
- Approximately 900 vineyards will benefit from new post-Brexit 'freedoms'.
- New quantities of still and sparkling wine to be sold in bottles or cans for better alignment between the two drinks.
Johnson’s imperial measurements plan scrapped – but pints of champagne will return
inews.co.uk/news/politics/johnsons-imperial-measurements-scrapped-pints-champagne-return-2824940
How the price of wine, beer and spirits will change after new post-Brexit alcohol tax
inews.co.uk/news/politics/price-wine-beer-spirits-change-new-post-brexit-alcohol-tax-2518068
'My Welsh wine business is moving to France due to Brexit and soaring costs': 'We are not the envy of the world anymore, we are the crackpot aunty in the ...
walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wine-wholesaler-based-wales-30-24610044
Britain’s Health Watchdog to Speed Up Drug Approvals: UK lawmakers unveiled plans to fast-track the approval of new medicines, a move that Chancellor of the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-15/britain-s-health-watchdog-to-speed-up-drug-approvals
Quick Glance: Economic Newsletter
- School leavers may be trained as doctors without a traditional medical degree.
- The Tories should never have taken their Ulez challenge to court.
- Expanding London's Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) may be a regressive tax that disproportionately affects people of modest means.
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Blood on the vats as Britons lose their taste for Rioja and Spanish winemakers revolt
inews.co.uk/news/world/rioja-why-britons-lose-taste-sales-spanish-red-wine-slump-2221651
The post-Brexit booze cruise: daytrippers reap the rewards on festive trips to Calais
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/post-brexit-booze-cruise-daytrippers-festive-calais-2009743
Jacob Rees-Mogg stuns Question Time viewers with Brexit trade denial: JACOB Rees-Mogg stunned Question Time viewers by dismissing a businessman's concerns about ...
thenational.scot/news/23195012.jacob-rees-mogg-stuns-question-time-viewers-brexit-trade-denial/
Has Brexit killed off the booze cruise? How to get the most out of a French shopping trip by ferry
independent.co.uk/travel/europe/france/brexit-killed-booze-cruise-change-rules-b2220515.html
The roots of this crisis go far deeper than Boris Johnson: As Boris Johnson’s fortunes falter, the true potential of Brexit may yet still be grasped by the ...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/roots-crisis-go-far-deeper-boris-johnson
What happened to the great Brexit turkey shortage?: Fights breaking out at the checkout counters in Waitrose as angry shoppers battled for the few remaining ...
spectator.co.uk/article/what-happened-to-the-great-brexit-turkey-shortage-
Beaujolais wine to be celebrated at Askham Hall, Penrith: A RATHER quirky evening is set to celebrate an 'immensely-drinkable' wine and French culture - with a ...
newsandstar.co.uk/news/23016087.beaujolais-wine-celebrated-askham-hall-penrith/
How to tell if you are an alcoholic: There’s nothing wrong with a glass of wine or two of an evening.
news.com.au/lifestyle/food/drink/are-you-an-alcoholic-expert-reveals-warning-signs/news-story/727b02fbc1d82b46cf01a69f45f68332
Travel chaos is ‘the new normal’ after Brexit, British tourists are warned: Anger over lack of cash for Dover upgrade as Tory candidates try to blame France for ...
theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/23/travel-chaos-is-the-new-normal-after-brexit-british-tourists-are-warned
Quick Glance: Brexit: "Way to go" until Dover port's catastrophic delays are resolved
- HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals have been cautioned that there is still a "way to go" to clear the backlog at Dover, with a "very busy" day predicted, but port managers have voiced relief at increased numbers of French border staff.
- Passengers traveling on cross-Channel sailings from Dover must first clear French border controls before boarding a ferry.
- Labour Party head Anneliese Dodds claimed the government had failed "to get a grip" on the matter, labeling it "chaos."
Critical incident remains in place at Dover with queues of one hour to clear passport control
inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/travel/dover-port-traffic-chaos-critical-incident-queues-hour-passport-control-1759672
French border police blames 'unexpected' incident for Dover bottlenecks
cityam.com/french-border-police-blames-unexpected-incident-for-dover-bottlenecks/
Blind date: ‘Oh God, he looks like one of my exes!’: Sylvia, 50, artist, meets Miles 57, retired head teacher
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/may/21/blind-date-sylvia-miles
Jacob Rees-Mogg has given the game away – even this government knows Brexit is a disaster
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/29/jacob-rees-mogg-brexit-disaster-leaving-eu-boris-johnson
UK ports want recompense for ‘white elephant’ post-Brexit borders: £300mn facilities risk standing empty after full controls were delayed for fourth time
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Can I take French meat, cheese and wine into the UK in 2022?: It's hardly unknown for holidaymakers to stock up on a little French cheese ...
thelocal.fr/20211229/can-i-take-french-meat-cheese-and-wine-into-the-uk-in-2022/
Eggs, tomatoes, oil, bread and wine - everything at risk of shortages in UK: War, Covid, Brexit and the weather are putting huge strains on our supply chain
walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/eggs-tomatoes-oil-bread-wine-23587363
Pints of champagne could be next ‘Brexit dividend’: First it was the return of imperial measurement to sell fruit and vegetables.Now in the latest “Brexit ...
thetimes.co.uk/article/pints-of-champagne-could-be-the-next-brexit-dividend-g2dqgp87x
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Can I take French meat, cheese and wine into the UK in 2022?: It's hardly unknown for holidaymakers to stock up on a little French cheese ...
thelocal.fr/20211229/can-i-take-french-meat-cheese-and-wine-into-the-uk-in-2022/
Stainton Wines, Kendal talk Covid, Brexit and wines of 2022: Stainton Wines of Kendal talk Covid, Brexit and wines of 2022
thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/19811562.stainton-wines-kendal-talk-covid-brexit-wines-2022/
Brexit and the consequences: Lots of paperwork, less Christmas: Popular markets have to make do with fewer stallholders from Europe. But when the wine runs out ...
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New Year's Eve without champagne? England could run out of alcohol before Christmas due to a lack of truck drivers
businessinsider.de/wirtschaft/england-koennte-alkohol-vor-weihnachten-ausgehen/
British troops on standby as truck driver crisis deepens, and people ‘panic-buy’ fuel
washingtonpost.com/world/europe/britain-truck-driver-fuel-crisis-army/2021/09/28/0f94bd3e-203e-11ec-a8d9-0827a2a4b915_story.html
A chilling catastrophe punctuated my week: Hard on the heels of the terrible news that the apostrophe is in decline, my wine fridge packed up
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/21/a-chilling-catastrophe-punctuated-my-week
What changes in France in October 2021?: With changes to health passports and Brexit deadlines, tax deadlines and wine sales, there's a lot going on in ...
thelocal.fr/20210927/what-changes-in-france-in-october-2021/
Champagne Christmas promised by wine sellers despite supply problems: Wine sellers and sommeliers have scrambled to assure Brits they can have their tipple of ...
cityam.com/champagne-christmas-promised-by-wine-sellers-despite-supply-problems/
British Pubs Are Facing Beer Shortages Due to Brexit and COVID: One of the U.K.'s largest pub chains said they're struggling to stock a couple of major ...
foodandwine.com/news/british-pubs-run-out-of-beer-brexit
Brexit and climate change threaten champagne's survival - what now?: The pop's gone out of the world's favorite fizz. How does champagne survive its biggest ...
robbreport.com/food-drink/wine/champagne-crisis-1234607265/
Cheese, wine, and cars to get more expensive if Brexit talks fail but padlocks to get 2.7% cheaper
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-trade-talks-cheese-wine-car-price-increase-uk-a9522026.html
How much does the UK depend on Europe for its Christmas treats?: How could the UK's Christmas favourites be hit in a post-Brexit world?
euronews.com/2020/12/07/how-might-brexit-hit-the-uk-s-favourite-christmas-treats-in-2021
French champagne producers had extra reason to celebrate this week with the sealing of a post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and the UK ...
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Brexit trade talks: How badly do Europe's exporters need a deal?: Many major European exporters to Britain have sounded cries of alarm on the urgent need for a ...
euronews.com/2020/09/28/post-brexit-trade-talks-how-badly-do-europe-s-exporters-need-a-deal-with-the-uk
Books from The Irish Times: Book gifts including Wilson on Wine, The Irish Times Book of the Year 2014, Turner’s Taoisigh by Martyn Turner, The Times We Lived In ...
irishtimes.com/offers/irish-times-books
Cameron drowned Brexit sorrows with 'endless bottles of wine': Sasha Swire revelation follows tale of walk with ex-PM where he allegedly said her perfume ‘makes ...
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/david-cameron-brexit-sasha-swire-book-secret-diary-mp-wife-hugo-b446128.html
Britain puts an end to under 47 years as a member of the European Communities | NZZ
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