You Can’t Even Have A Good Bar Fight In Glasgow

Well, if the Glasgow city licensing board has it's way, you won't. Because there were 59 fights in Glasgow pubs involving glass, the licensing board has decreed that all glass is banned from pubs. The pub owners are fighting the new regulations.

A legal challenge has been raised against plans to for a total ban on glasses in Glasgow's pubs and clubs.

The Scottish Beer and Pub Association (SBPA) has lodged papers at the Court of Session opposing the enforced use of toughened or plastic glasses.

The licensing board agreed on the ban, which will be rolled out in January, to reduce injuries from violence.

Glass was banned in pubs and clubs with late night entertainment licences earlier this year.

The SBPA said the ban was a "disproportionate response".

Chief executive Patrick Browne said a judicial review was being sought as it believed Glasgow's Licensing Board was acting outside its powers.

"We argued against the board's blanket ban on the use of glass which we believed could not be justified in terms of cost or risk and was a totally disproportionate response to the issue," he said.

The nanny state has taken over completely. How about this: prosecute thugs who use glass in a fight instead.

Naw, not intrusive enough. They'll never go for it.