tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post6530972321836023439..comments2024-01-23T16:53:02.428+00:00Comments on Mark Thompson: More reasons to avoid MorrisonsMark Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-79848090368715182722009-10-16T12:47:31.459+01:002009-10-16T12:47:31.459+01:00You can hardly blame the cash operator for what th...You can hardly blame the cash operator for what they did, it’s their job? They don’t want the fine in which they could get! You can all have your opinions but you would of properly have done the same!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-38818841550076427422009-10-12T16:56:04.640+01:002009-10-12T16:56:04.640+01:00http://tinyurl.com/ylgw4akhttp://tinyurl.com/ylgw4akasquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-51429129278623100182009-10-12T16:55:31.033+01:002009-10-12T16:55:31.033+01:00You're totally right, & so is Jennie in st...You're totally right, & so is Jennie in stressing that this is essentially the actions of the state that is to blame rather than cashiers who generally cringe with embarassment when enforcing the utter shite they are obliged to enforce.<br /><br />Also- you're right to say that it's legal for a 17 year old to drink wine, but not only that, if it weren't legal it should be because it's a right & proper thing. Having a few drops with a meal would give her a more sensible attitude to alcohol than this song & dance shite.<br /><br />Let's say this is happening with someone who is 12, 13, 14. Wouldn't it create a myth of binge drinking as something really great, rebellious & everything THEY don't want you to do?<br /><br />I recently twatted about the real-world impact of this vetting scheme, btw. Worth attention.asquithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246701347539264295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-30521489462640087332009-10-12T15:36:24.932+01:002009-10-12T15:36:24.932+01:00Comment addressed to the two commenters above you ...Comment addressed to the two commenters above you rather than yourself, sweets.Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-52241012089657415192009-10-12T08:37:51.461+01:002009-10-12T08:37:51.461+01:00I am actually blaming the government as I thought ...I am actually blaming the government as I thought I had made clear in the body of the post. Morrison's (and other supermarkets) response is a reaction to the illiberal diktats of the government.<br /><br />The title of the post betrays my weakness for 1980s/1990s TV advert based puns.<br /><br />PS: I have also responded to your post about this on your blog now too.Mark Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00744387583593537268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-71623479333655421552009-10-12T01:41:58.758+01:002009-10-12T01:41:58.758+01:00This is not the fault of the store, or the checkou...This is not the fault of the store, or the checkout operator, but of the government. Having worked as a checkout operator, and had it drummed into me that a £5000 fine would be mine and mine alone if I served an underage person, I erred on the side of caution, because I didn't HAVE £5000.<br /><br />You are shooting the messenger by blaming Morrisons for this.Jennie Rigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893281560181289667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-65224897725021451182009-10-12T01:24:32.935+01:002009-10-12T01:24:32.935+01:00It applies to the fight against knife crime, too -...It applies to the fight against knife crime, too - I'm 21 and bearded, and was ID'd in Sainsbury's last week for a canopener. Bizzare.Timothy Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015538850759964853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-78928513169806903142009-10-11T21:23:06.163+01:002009-10-11T21:23:06.163+01:00Clearly, great minds think alike.
Though I swear ...Clearly, great minds <a href="http://constantlyfurious.blogspot.com/2009/10/can-i-have-drink-nanny.html" rel="nofollow">think alike</a>.<br /><br />Though I swear a lot more... ;-)Constantly Furioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02820008075933084222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-74701824084360552482009-10-11T20:00:37.194+01:002009-10-11T20:00:37.194+01:00It exemplifies the New Labour approach of having t...It exemplifies the New Labour approach of having the measure of everything but knowing the value of nothing. So yes, shops are monitored and controlled and frightened and the result is not sensible and diminishes our experience of daily life and makes the struggle all the greater in New Labour's world. <br /><br />What we really need now is a New labour minister to tell us it is all justified and proper for the compelling reason that "it is the right thing to do". The sooner this wretched, corrosive government leave us alone the better. Obviously!Cardinal Richelieu's molenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-179270317972853612009-10-11T19:08:42.256+01:002009-10-11T19:08:42.256+01:00We ought to have a weekly list of any shops doing ...We ought to have a weekly list of any shops doing this sort of thing: hall of shame.Kalvis Jansonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379157181034658841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3881762807913180318.post-27430946130749167092009-10-11T17:42:26.540+01:002009-10-11T17:42:26.540+01:00This is just another example of the Government mak...This is just another example of the Government making everything illegal.Ian Eiloarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09077214178991724266noreply@blogger.com