Pints could be scrapped for smaller glasses if new Labour law passes unchecked, warn MPs
PINTS could be scrapped for smaller glasses if a Labour law is passed unchecked, warn MPs.
The Product Regulation Bill aims to review booze measures — and a Tory peer fears it may be abused by a future nanny-state government.
Ex-Minister Lord Sharpe last night urged fellow peers to back his amendment to the Product Regulation Bill and last night.
He said: “It is not difficult to imagine, at some point in the future, that the office of Secretary of State is held by a metric maniac.
“Or perhaps worse, some interfering busybody who decides that they know what is better for the health of the nation than those who make up the population of the nation.”
He warned the pint may even be replaced by the smaller Aussie schooner — “an abomination of a vessel, marginally too large for a sensible sherry but far too small for a sensible beer.”
Shadow Business Secretary Andrew Griffith said: “We should have pride in pints, not sink them by stealth.”
The Government said: “Pints of draught beer and cider remain part of our national identity. We have no plans to change this.”
In October The Sun reported that San Miguel had taken the crown as Britain’s favourite pint.
Thanks to its 61 per cent “popularity score”, the Spanish lager pipped Guinness to the top spot.
Brewed by American company AB InBev, it’s also the largest selling beer in the Philippines and Hong Kong and is loved by Brits.
Kopparberg ranked joint-third (51 per cent) along with Thatchers Gold and Strongbow.