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"TheBeerNut":1hcsjra9 wrote: I think it just depends on exactly how they frame the legislation: "a minimum price for alcohol" or "a minimum price at which alcohol can be sold", as Tube says.[/quote:1hcsjra9]

Which could be the luck of the draw or down to whether someone thinks free booze is even worse than cheap booze.

"TheBeerNut":2x6yl9x1 wrote: I think it just depends on exactly how they frame the legislation: "a minimum price for alcohol" or "a minimum price at which alcohol can be sold", as Tube says.[/quote:2x6yl9x1]
It does. And we are relying on them to get it right! <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->

&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:11ck9ayq wrote: And we are relying on them to get it right! <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->[/quote:11ck9ayq]We're not. It's hard to believe, but there is actually a legislative process to be observed here: possibly a public consultation, certainly at least one Dáil and Seanad debate each, and a committee stage. Plenty of places for citizens to try and exercise a bit of influence.

Anyone care to draw up a list of those TDs who have craft breweries in their constituencies?

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:yt2949yq wrote: We're not. It's hard to believe, but there is actually a legislative process to be observed here: possibly a public consultation, certainly at least one Dáil and Seanad debate each, and a committee stage. Plenty of places for citizens to try and exercise a bit of influence.[/quote:yt2949yq]
We actually are. Public consultations and the best of intentions aside, in the end they can still get it wrong.

Plenty of examples of badly constructed modern laws. E.g. people getting off on drink driving charges due to technicalities, etc.