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Report calls for licensing clarity in London's West End

By Mark Wingett

The licensing policy for London’s West End should make a clear distinction between venues that trade in the “evening” - until about midnight – and late-night drinking outlets, and give more flexibility around licence conditions to the former.

Building on the beer duty campaign success

By Brigid Simmonds

The cut in beer duty was a great victory for beer and pubs. It was unexpected to many, and on a scale greater than most of us dared hope for, so a few reflections are timely, says BBPA chief Brigid Simmonds.