BeestonHop retweeted
Absolutely disgusted to hear about Sycamore Gap this morning & that someone has chainsawed down this beautiful tree. I literally cannot understand why someone would do something like that.
At least I'll have the memory of shooting the Milky Way here, one cold January night.
BeestonHop retweeted
Absolutely devastated. Feels like part of the North East identity has been stripped away. I guess it has…
Lies.
1. This has nothing to do with Brexit. We obviously had the power to change taxation when in the EU
2. Despite these changes, UK alcohol duty will still be much higher than the EU average
4. Pubs are struggling. You should reduce their £energy & rates not the price of a 9
I want to protect the price of your pint at the pub.
And now the UK has left the EU, we can do just that.
So we’re bringing in one of the biggest shake ups to the alcohol duty system in the last 140 years.
The plan 🧵👇

ALT Graphic reads: Brexit guarantee to back British pubs. Protecting pubs at the heart of British communities. Tax paid on pints in the pub now cheaper than the supermarket. Lower prices in shops for UK favourites like Irish cream, pre-mixed gin & tonic and prosecco. New tax relief for small producers to help grow their business.
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All of these things could be done while the UK was a member of the EU. Minimum allowed duty on beer in the EU is less than 10% of what is charged in the UK.
taxation-customs.ec.europa.eu/taxation-1/exc…
BeestonHop retweeted
Dear @BBCNews @bbcbreakast
Yesterday Beer Duty Rate £19.08 per Hectolitre %ABV
This morning thats £21.01
an INCREASE of 10.1%.
They have provided a discount for draught beer to £19.08
Please stop parroting Gov statements and check facts
gov.uk/government/publicatio…
BeestonHop retweeted
Nothing to see here, just your teetotal PM pouring beer while pretending that the biggest increase in duty on some drinks for 50 years is actually a reduction and lying about it being a benefit of Brexit.
BeestonHop retweeted
For avoidance of doubt, to anyone expecting beer prices to fall dramatically as promised by some MPs, please see the explanation from HMRC – at East Midlands, England
BeestonHop retweeted
A photo of what is now The Castle pub in #Nottingham taken in 1885 only two years after it was designed and built by Watson Fothergill for a private owner. Today it still has the original fantastic stained-glass window decorations too!🙌 #ThenAndNow
@No1tingham @Nottinghasm
BeestonHop retweeted
There are 1,000+ negative stories per month in Brit media about trans people. Almost exclusively negative. All written by non-trans journos.
There are zero trans columnists, presenters or reporters. #AndrewNeil
BeestonHop retweeted
From now on, when I'm asked to go on craft beer diversity panel
xitter.gq/DapsDraws/status/16761…
BeestonHop retweeted
We do look forward to soon seeing our building saved from Nottingham, and rebuilt in its full glory at #Chilwell #BartonQuarter
BeestonHop retweeted
I don’t drink alcohol so why am I passionate about #ukpubs. The answer is because they provide communities with unique social spaces. They are economically, socially and culturally important. They are sites of our national and local history and heritage #notjustapub
BeestonHop retweeted
1/ I've been covering news in my home city of #Nottingham for over 25 years, but I've never known a story quite like today's. For starters, I wasn't working a news shift, so observing it as a relative "outsider" a few things spring to mind...
BeestonHop retweeted
Watching events in Nottingham with dread. If this turns out to be a terror attack please don’t give terrorists what want:
✅ Follow police advice
✅ Avoid crowded areas
❌ Do not share images of the injured
❌ Do not spread news you aren’t sure about
❌ Do not spread fear/hate
BeestonHop retweeted
If you have any information on this mornings incident or are concerned about a family member or friend please call this dedicated line - 0800 0961011
BeestonHop retweeted
😂 it looks photoshopped but it is actually my book!!! Thank you @CAMRA_Official @CAMRABooks
BeestonHop retweeted
We are now fully into the 2023 #Nottingham #CAMRA #Mild #Trail - here's the link to the PDF download or you can pick up physical copies in the current issue of the "Nottingham Drinker". #May #MildMonth
nottinghamcamra.org/wp-conte…
BeestonHop retweeted
Revised schedule for our white-ball series against Sri Lanka Women 👇
🏴 #ENGvSL 🇱🇰
I've been thinking about this since lunch yesterday, and need to get it off my chest. The misogyny on display at @twicebrewedinn , near Hexham, is appalling.
I was going to buy some take-out from the @TwiceBrewedCo tap next door, but nah. Male violence isn't a joke. I guess that's why there aren't jokes about it in the women's toilets, right lads? Fucking crazy that this shite still goes on.


























