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PPL MAY HAVE
‘DULL ADS’
DON’T WORK
TO REFUND £20
A HEALTH chief has branded govern-
M
ment anti-alcohol campaigns as
“pretty dull” and argued that trying to
persuade people not to drink too
much is not enough.
Don Shenker, chief executive of
Pubs in line to get money back over recorded music ruling
Alcohol Concern, said the best way to
tackle the issues was through increas-
ing taxes and introducing minimum
pricing. Speaking at a conference on
By James Wilmore only allowed a 10 per cent all round women and binge-drinking, Shenker
jamesw@thepublican.com increase plus inflation. said if people could be “persuaded”
Brigid Simmonds, BBPA chief exec- not to drink too much “that would be
PUBS THAT play recorded music are utive, said: “This is a major victory for a wonderful thing”. But he added: “I
in line for a share of refunds totalling the industry – not to mention the fully just don’t buy that.”
up to £20m from royalties collection justified prospect of refunds for over- “Stamping out loss-leaders from
firm PPL after a ruling from the payments in recent years. supermarkets and raising the price
Copyright Tribunal. “I’d like to thank everyone right could be the quickest way to minimise
PPL will also be forced to put new across the hospitality sector who has harm to young people,” said Shenker,
tariffs in place for pubs, hotels and worked so hard to reverse these inde- who admitted he enjoyed visiting
restaurants – with some venues fensible charges. “well-run” pubs.
expected to see their bill cut in half. “We will be doing everything we can He added: “Some government ads
After a long-running dispute, the to ensure that any appeal case is are pretty dull, it has to be said.”
government’s Copyright Tribunal heard quickly, so that the matter of On the issue of underage sales,
agreed with the British Beer & Pub repayments can be settled as soon as Shenker called for the Challenge 25
Association (BBPA) and British possible.” scheme to become a condition of
Hospitality Association’s argument Fran Nevrkla, PPL’s chairman licence for all off-licences.
that venues have been paying over the and chief executive, said: “We are Earlier, at the event organised by
odds since 2005 and ordered PPL to extremely disappointed by the deci- charity YWCA, Professor Ian Gilmore,
make repayments. sion of the tribunal which, even by its chairman of the Alcohol Health Alli-
However, the firm will appeal the If PPL’s appeal fails the firm will have to pay own admission, is ‘ill-equipped’ to ance, said women were the “new kids
decision in the High Court. pubs a refund over recorded music charges perform its new investigatory role. on the block” when it comes to binge-
If this fails, licensees will be able to “The tribunal has failed to have drinking. But he said they were catch-
claim refunds based on their own owed less than £50 will not see money proper regard for the real value of ing up with men, with a 50 per cent
calculations of what they are owed, or returned. music to businesses, ignoring PPL’s rise in the number of young women in
they will be able to ask PPL to make The new tariffs will be brought into extensive consultation with the North West being treated for alco-
the calculation for them – but anyone effect as soon as possible, with PPL licensees.” hol problems in the last five years.
MORRISSEY
FOX BOW
WOMEN 1ST TO BUILD SKILLS
OUT OF PUB
CHERIE BLAIR has helped launch an
initiative to get more women into top
jobs within the hospitality industry.
CELEBRITY PUBLICANS and The Women 1st campaign, which
brewers Neil Morrissey and Richard has been put together by People
Fox have given up the Yorkshire pub 1st – the sector skills council for the
made famous in their Channel 4 TV hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism
series last year. industry – wants to address the lack
The lease on Ye Olde Punchbowl of women in senior management
Inn in Marton-Cum- positions.
Grafton (pictured) The programme, which is
has been handed supported by companies including
back to the private Whitbread, wants to double the
freeholder just 18 number of women in board-level
months after it was executive positions by 2015.
opened in a blaze of Only six per cent of company
publicity. directors are female, despite women
But the pair are making up 59 per cent of the sector’s
refusing to give up on the pub indus- workforce. The proportion of female
try and are now looking for free- managers has fallen from 49 per cent
houses in the Yorkshire area. in 2004/5 to 46 per cent in 2007/8.
“It seems for every action there is Speaking at the launch at the
an equal and opposite reaction: we Lanesborough Hotel in London, Cherie Blair addressed delegates at the launch of the Women 1st campaign in London
create a fabulous, successful beer Blair said: “This is not about some
with sales on the up-and-up with loads form of positive discrimination, but diversity in the workforce is a win-win potential through mentoring schemes,
more to come; and we have to close a a sensible choice. Men and women situation for everybody.” networking events and the Shine
pub, and join that ever increasing list work best as equals. To utilise the The campaign wants to provide Awards, which recognise female
of sad statistics,” Fox said. skills women possess and increase support to help women reach their achievement in the industry.
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