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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
An old friend in Britain is annoyed. British pubs close at 11pm, I believe. This was apparently intended to try to reduce alcohol consumption. But in practice, people consume the same total amount they would consume of the bars were open later, but do it in a much shorter time frame, with predictable results. She's not pleased.
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Dennis
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Not really true any more. I think 11pm is still the standard closing time and many pubs still honour it. However, it is much easier for pubs to get extensions to that, and many do, to various times. For instance, in the town I live in, every pub in the town centre remains open a lot later than 11pm, particularly at the weekend.
If your friend's pub still closes at 11, I would guess that's because they don't have the volume of trade to keep it open longer.
You're spot on about the effect truncated opening hours had though. Also, add in the fact that a strict 11pm closing time for all pubs meant that all the intoxicated people were hitting the streets at the same time and you can imagine the potential for trouble that caused. The current system does tend to stagger the drunk rush hour!