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Transport drinking ban kicks in
12:10pm Sunday 1st June 2008
A BAN on drinking alcohol on London's public transport system has begun today (June 1).
It follows an evening of drunken partying on the Tube network last night with police saying 17 people were arrested and six stations had to be closed.
The Last Round on the Underground event had been widely publicised on internet sites such as Facebook.
Drinking from and carrying open containers of alcohol is now banned on the Tube, London buses, the DLR and tram services and stations.
The ban was one of the first policies to be implemented by Mayor of London Boris Johnson following his election last month.
Chief Executive of Alcohol Concern Don Shenker said: "Taking a firm approach to public drinking in this way sends a strong message that public drunkenness is socially unacceptable and will support both the public and transport staff. "
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phil, barnehurst says...
10:40pm Sun 1 Jun 08
SPLASH, London says...
11:02pm Sun 1 Jun 08
GOD, UP ERE says...
11:27pm Sun 1 Jun 08
SPLASH wrote:And just what would they be arrested for Splash? The law only came into force today!!! That was the point of the whole party. DUH!!!
The people who where at that so called party last night should be ashamed of themselfs, what a bunch of no good slobs. I hope they had the cameras going and if they did they can get all there photos and nick the lot of them. I am not a Boris fan but he has got it right about the banning of alcohol on London's public transport system.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, The Pub says...
12:06pm Mon 2 Jun 08
MAKE MINE A TROUBLE, I MEAN TREBLE.
Posted by Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott at 10:58am today:
MAKE MINE A TROUBLE, I MEAN TREBLE.
Posted by Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott at 10:58am today.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott, The Pub says...
12:09pm Mon 2 Jun 08
MAKE MINE A TROUBLE, I MEAN TREBLE.
Posted by Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott at 10:58am today:
MAKE MINE A TROUBLE, I MEAN TREBLE.
Posted by Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott at 10:58am today.
Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott
Pink Kitten, London says...
2:31pm Tue 3 Jun 08
Now you will start to understand how us smokers feel being told what to do and when to do it!
Not nice when they treat adults like children is it?
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