More Faliraki than Florence
It’s a time for Menetekels, Armageddons and other disasters of Biblical proportions. With the change in licensing laws only weeks away – they will change on 24 November – concerned citizens, pressure groups and even the police have voiced their objections to the new pub law with alarmist headlines. According to an internal Scotland Yard report, violent crime including murder and rape will soar when the government’s liberalised drinking laws come into effect. A representative of Alcohol Concern, an anti-alcohol lobbying group, reportedly said that extended drinking hours were more likely to turn town centres into “Faliraki than Florence”. By all accounts, British tourists seem to be interested in two things only: getting drunk and getting laid. Not necessarily in that order, though. ....
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