Labour u-turn on 24hr drinking

The Government is preparing to make a substantial U-turn over 24-hour drinking by making it harder for pubs to open later in future, amid the first signs they realise that the policy went too far too fast.

The announcement by Tessa Jowell will be a controversial change to Labour's social policy so she will try and bury this latest u-turn by Labour announce the location of Britain’s first super-casino, at the same time.

However, Pub operators are somewhat surprised by Ms Jowell’s move because 90% of pubs and clubs have already secured later hours. The change will not apply retrospectively and the new guidence is unlikely to affect existing opening times.

So, basically, the point of Tessa's annoucement it to simply say we got it wrong, but as usual she intends to hide it behind a bigger announcement.