Ben Bradshaw speaks at CAMRA event and presents John Grogan with lifetime achievment award
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has hailed real ale and real cider as “part of the solution’ to Britain’s alcohol problems.
Speaking at a parliamentary reception organised by CAMRA last night Bradshaw said: “The people who enjoy real ales and cider do so for the taste and do so in pubs.
“I support real ale and real cider culture as part of the solution, not part of the problem of Britain’s drinking culture.”
The news will be welcomed by CAMRA, who used the event to launch its Beer Drinkers and Pub Goers Charter.
Aims of the charter include supporting well run community pubs, reforming the beer tie and securing tax breaks for brewers.
Bradshaw also presented John Grogan MP with a CAMRA lifetime achievement award at the event, which was attended by MPs including former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith; Business, Innovations and Skills chairman Peter Luff and former cabinet minister Peter Hain.
Taken from: The Publican
By Matt Eley
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