Glasgow Bans Glass
From the ‘nannystate vs. chavs’ department:
The most famous whisky bar in the world could be forced out of business under Glasgow’s controversial plan to introduce a blanket ban on glass.
Ken Storrie, the owner of the internationally-renowned Pot Still, said he would rather lose his licence than serve his vast selection of malts, which cost up to £250 a nip, in plastic cups.
The ban, due to be introduced in all bars and pubs in the city from January, will also prevent people from buying bottles of wine or champagne.
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But Councillor Gordon Macdiarmid, the board’s convener, said he was not worried by the legal challenge, adding: ‘It is astonishing that anyone in the 21st century should seek to place the protection of glass receptacles ahead of the safety of their patrons.’
Macdiarmid, who has campaigned for years to make Glasgow the first ‘glass-free’ city in the world, said he was acting on evidence, as well as demands from parents of ‘glassing’ victims, surgeons and the police.
