Comments on: Foster reveals inflated cost of a footie pint

By: Russ

Russ — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:22:45 +0000

To be fair, Don Foster signed EDM 71 a year ago, calling for more talks about standing room at football stadia. So did 106 other MPs, including plenty of Lib Dems led by Mike Hancock (who presumably wants to stand up at Pompey).

I agree that arguing he should be charged less for a pint while he’s there is remarkably inconsistent on a policy front, though.

By: Tristan Mills

Tristan Mills — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:56:31 +0000

Force the reduction in price and we’ll be hearing about how people are drinking too much at games and causing disruption.
I bet some LibDem MP will then be calling for prices to be raised.

It is none of the government’s business what prices are charged inside the ground (or outside for that matter).

By: Tim Leunig

Tim Leunig — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:42:29 +0000

What next:
-shock news that chilled white wine is expensive at the opera?
-Popcorn is more expensive at the cinema?
-Ryanair sandwiches are a bit dearer than on the High St?
-Motorway service stations charge £1 more than my local chippie for cod and chips?
-A Mars Bar is dearer at Waterloo station?

If only this were the worst problem facing Britain!

By: Pete Roberts

Pete Roberts — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:50:11 +0000

try looking at prices in hotels and resturants if you want to see realy high prices and I dont just mean for alcohol I mean soft drinks as well

By: David Evans

David Evans — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:31:07 +0000

So let me see. We have licenced premises at Football grounds that are open for say 4 hours once a fortnight on average throughout the year. Now their costs must be higher than average, and they only charge a max of £4.00 in Chelsea, and as little as £2.70 in Wigan. I really fail to see any problem here at all.

By: Julian H

Julian H — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:28:14 +0000

Oops, I’ll continue…

I go to football, where beer is crap and expensive – but this has absolutely nothing to do with the government, nor Don Foster. Clubs can charge what they like, and if it becomes unreasonable then we just stop buying it – and besides, they seem incapable of stopping us certain people from sneaking alcohol in.

Foster, if you want to play the populist football card, try opposing the excessive regualtion in the game – like the way all-seater stadia have been forced on clubs in the top two divisions.

By: Julian H

Julian H — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 18:25:05 +0000

I go to football,

By: Hywel Morgan

Hywel Morgan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:38:39 +0000

If the price was so outrageous then people wouldn’t buy it.

We do need some consistency in our policy on alcohol prices.

Supermarkets – should be forced to charge more
Pubs & Clubs – should be regulated when they charge too little
Football grounds – should be forced to charge less.

I’m far from the Orange Book, ultra-market tendency but either we believe in a some sort of free market or we don’t.