At last adults in this country are going to be treated like grown-ups and given a little bit of choice about having a social life beyond 11 o'clock.

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The merchants of doom.

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Now, people drink against the clock, and thousands tip into the street at the same time. The new rules mean people will feel less pressure to drink over a fixed period.

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Anybody would think that the end of civilization is going to be visited upon them at midnight tonight, ... But if you treat adults like grown-ups, they act like grown-ups. For too long we've had Nanny bending over us telling us what to do and what not to do.

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We've had no indication yet on either the content or timing of the Bill.

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People drink against the clock, ... Now we won't feel like we've always got someone in the background with a stopwatch.

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