Fantastic news - our people-powered pubs campaign has defeated the government!
On Tuesday night, the government was forced to pass a law which bans pub companies from charging their landlords rip-off rents. [1] This was an unfair practice which squeezed the pennies of our local pub landlords while those at the top of pub chains made huge profits.
It's great news for our pubs - and proves that people-power works. Over 45,000 signed a petition calling for an end to the Great British Pub Scandal - then over 2500 of us emailed our MPs to make sure they voted the right way. And they did.
But it wasn't an easy win - up until the last minute it looked like MPs would vote the wrong way. Then they u-turned - and this doesnt happen often. In fact, Tuesday's vote was the government's first defeat on one of their bills since the coalition formed in 2010. [2]
This proves just how powerful we are together. The government was on the side of giant corporations, until we spoke up. Thank you for being a part of this amazing victory for our pubs.
NOTES: [1] Mirror: Pub landlords given fair deal after Coalition beaten by MPs revolt: mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pub-landlords-given-fair-deal-46524001 [2] Daily Mail: Cameron left humiliated after MPs defeat Government in bid to end scandal of 'rip off prices for beer': dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2839839/Cameron-left-humiliated-MPs-defeat-Government-bid-end-scandal-rip-prices-beer.html2
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