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No name, no pint - new rules for England's pubs after lockdown

 

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FILE PHOTO: People drink in the bar at The Churchill Arms pub in Kensington in London, Britain, May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Drinkers in England’s pubs will have to give their name before they order a pint, and there will be no live acts or standing at the bar, the government said in advice for re-opening the sector next month.

 

Pubs, restaurants and hairdressers will have to keep a record of customers for 21 days to assist the state health service’s test and trace operation, which aims to identify and contain any local flare ups of COVID-19 and stop a second wave of infections.

 

Live performances, including drama, comedy and music, will also not be allowed, the government said.

 

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday pubs, restaurants and hotels could reopen in England on July 4, easing the coronavirus lockdown that has all but shut the economy.

 

He also reduced social distancing from 2 metres to 1 metre, a change that will allow many more pubs and restaurants to reopen.

 

The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) said 75% of pubs in England – 28,000 in total – would be able to reopen. Under 2 metre social distancing rules, only a third of England’s pubs – 12,500 – would have been able to reopen.

 

“As an industry we will be doing everything we can to ensure both our customers and staff are safe in our pubs,” BBPA Chief Executive Emma McClarkin said.

 

“We do have significant concerns over the collection and storage of personal customer data when visiting the pub.”

 

Business Minister Alok Sharma said he would consult with the industry on data regulation, noting that restaurants and hairdressers already kept information when people made bookings.

 

“We what to work with the sector, we want to work with trade unions, to make sure we get this absolutely right and I’ll be doing that later on this week,” he told LBC radio on Wednesday.

 

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4 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Give it a miss. Though I'm stuck in the UK currently, 200 baht for a pint in my local is daft

200 baht for a pint at your local ???  It's not.  It's normally £3.50 or less for a pint. That's a lot less than 200 baht.  Where is this pub that you're talking about ?    ????

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9 minutes ago, tonbridgebrit said:

200 baht for a pint at your local ???  It's not.  It's normally £3.50 or less for a pint. That's a lot less than 200 baht.  Where is this pub that you're talking about ?    ????

£3.50 or less for a pint! Where is this pub that you're talking about? 

 

£5 is typical in London. My local in small West Country village is £4 these days.

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1 hour ago, tonbridgebrit said:

200 baht for a pint at your local ???  It's not.  It's normally £3.50 or less for a pint. That's a lot less than 200 baht.  Where is this pub that you're talking about ?    ????

It was nearly 5 quid for a pint in every pub I visited when I was last there in 2016.

Have prices gone down?

 

 

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3 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

£3.50 or less for a pint! Where is this pub that you're talking about? 

 

£5 is typical in London. My local in small West Country village is £4 these days.

Booze I reckon is the most important thing for Brits ????

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3 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

It will be a new challenge for bar servers to pour a customer's initials onto the froth on top of a pint.......

Or maybe their ten-digit NHS number. Could give a new meaning to 'head count'.

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Was about £3.75 for a pint of rank Fosters in my local in January and £4.20 for Amstel. I'm sure the prices will go up when they reopen.

 

I'll give my old mobile number instead of the new number I got last month and maybe a fake name too. Quite likely that the QR system will be introduced at some point.

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