Are Police to Ban the wearing of England Shirts in Pubs During the World cup ?

Seems having cameras watching our every move is not enough anymore to the powers that be.


"The advice comes in a letter from the Metropolitan Police to pubs in Croydon, South London.

Among World Cup guidance, it suggests "dress code restrictions - eg no football shirts".

It also urges using plastic glasses and door staff.

Pubs are not obliged to follow the advice, but it warns: "Police will not hesitate to use powers under the Licensing Act should we find you are not actively supporting the prevention of crime."

Other forces could follow, but licensees' spokesman Bill Sharp said: "The World Cup should be a chance for people to enjoy the football in the pub." The Met said: "These are suggestions to make pubs safer."



What utter nonsense.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

Seems having cameras watching our every move is not enough anymore to the powers that be.


"The advice comes in a letter from the Metropolitan Police to pubs in Croydon, South London.

Among World Cup guidance, it suggests "dress code restrictions - eg no football shirts".

It also urges using plastic glasses and door staff.

Pubs are not obliged to follow the advice, but it warns: "Police will not hesitate to use powers under the Licensing Act should we find you are not actively supporting the prevention of crime."

Other forces could follow, but licensees' spokesman Bill Sharp said: "The World Cup should be a chance for people to enjoy the football in the pub." The Met said: "These are suggestions to make pubs safer."



What utter nonsense.

Agreed

[Raistlin]

OK:

1. Link?

2. Where does it say anywhere in that excerpt that they're 'banning' England shirts?

Hmmmm.... Even more social engineering by Big Brother, as if its not bad enough....

[Raistlin]

Sorry, am I reading a completely different OP to everybody else?

[Russ]

Utter nonsense? I'll say.

Thread title says "Police to Ban the wearing of England Shirts in Pubs During the World cup"

The quote says "Among World Cup guidance, it suggests....."

So no, the police are not banning anything (not that they have the power to anyway), just giving advice.

Another Mail-esque non-story.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by Rob M

OK:

1. Link?

2. Where does it say anywhere in that excerpt that they're 'banning' England shirts?

Here is a link which goes back to April 3rd LINK

Also more links HERE

[Raistlin]

Thanks for the link, still no note there of the actual source of the story other than to say that it's from 'The Sun'. Also, still nothing (other than the journalist's interpretation of whatever the source was/is) to say that shirts are being 'banned'.

All I see is some rather sensationalist reporting, of something that is effectively a non-story, about powers that the police don't even have . . .

What a load of cobblers.

[punky]

Originally Posted by Russ

Utter nonsense? I'll say.

Thread title says "Police to Ban the wearing of England Shirts in Pubs During the World cup"

The quote says "Among World Cup guidance, it suggests....."

So no, the police are not banning anything (not that they have the power to anyway), just giving advice.

Another Mail-esque non-story.

And in other news, police to ban drinking out of glasses as well...

[Raistlin]

Oh, here's the original 'story' in The Sun:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...-Cup-pubs.html

Originally Posted by arcamalpha2004

Seems having cameras watching our every move is not enough anymore to the powers that be.


"The advice comes in a letter from the Metropolitan Police to pubs in Croydon, South London.

Among World Cup guidance, it suggests "dress code restrictions - eg no football shirts".

It also urges using plastic glasses and door staff.

Pubs are not obliged to follow the advice, but it warns: "Police will not hesitate to use powers under the Licensing Act should we find you are not actively supporting the prevention of crime."

Other forces could follow, but licensees' spokesman Bill Sharp said: "The World Cup should be a chance for people to enjoy the football in the pub." The Met said: "These are suggestions to make pubs safer."



What utter nonsense.

i can't wait to see the effectiveness of the "plastic door staff"

[danielf]

Originally Posted by Masque

Here is a link which goes back to April 3rd LINK

Also more links HERE

What are the chances The Sun picked up on someone else's April's Foll joke?

[Spectato]

It's political correctness gone mad!
Bloody foreigners!
Bring back national service!
I don't pay my taxes for this kind of nonsense!
George Orwell would be turning in his grave!
Etc.

Originally Posted by martyh

i can't wait to see the effectiveness of the "plastic door staff"

If this goes ahead " Plastic " door staff is all these places will need, because they will be empty.

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Originally Posted by Russ

Utter nonsense? I'll say.

Thread title says "Police to Ban the wearing of England Shirts in Pubs During the World cup"

The quote says "Among World Cup guidance, it suggests....."

So no, the police are not banning anything (not that they have the power to anyway), just giving advice.

Another Mail-esque non-story.

Sorry Russ, have you read the full story?
The police are basically threatening to take away licences if the landlords do not " toe the line " so to say.
So the thread title is well within order me thinks, if you think different, thats your right.

---------- Post added at 22:39 ---------- Previous post was at 22:37 ----------

Originally Posted by Earl of Bronze

Hmmmm.... Even more social engineering by Big Brother, as if its not bad enough....

Apparently, wearing an England Shirt makes you a thug in the eyes of the Law Earl of Bronze.
So maybe these draconian measures are needed?

Funnily enough, nothing on the Met site for Croydon about this......