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<p><font size="1">England's tradition-soaked pub culture is set to
see its biggest change in decades - an easing of the nation's strict
11 p.m. last call for alcohol, a government minister said Sunday.
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The long-debated licensing change to allow pubs, bars, restaurants
and stores to sell alcohol later - and perhaps around the clock
- is slated to be one of the first acts of Prime Minister Tony Blair's
government if it wins a second term of office this summer, officials
said. <br>
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While it may seem counterintuitive that keeping pubs open longer
will minimize problems with drunkenness, the Home Office argues
that the current limit encourages binge drinking before closing
and causes chaotic crowds of revelers to spill into the streets
all at once, straining nighttime law enforcement. `<br>
<br>
`Our proposals will deal with the antiquated and bureaucratic licensing
system and modernize it,'' Home Office Minister Mike O'Brien said.
``They will give business greater freedom, protect local residents,
help the police deal with law and order and give the public more
opportunities to socialize.''<br>
<br>
Blair's chief political rival, the Conservative Party, decried the
announcement as a cheap attempt to grab votes ahead of the national
election, planned for early June. <br>
<br>
``How typical and opportunistic of Labor to revisit this in the
run-up to the election,'' said Ann Widdecombe, a senior Conservative
lawmaker. Blair's Labor Party holds a commanding lead over the Conservatives,
according to independent polls, and is widely expected to win re-election.
<br>
<br>
Proposals examined in a recent Home Office report include staggering
closings from 11 p.m. until the early morning hours or lifting national
restrictions altogether to allow local communities to determine
closing times.<br>
<br>
A change would ``end the unnaturally early race to drink as much
as possible before closing time, when many are not yet ready to
go,'' the report said. Mark Hastings, a spokesman for the Brewers
and Licensed Retailers Association applauded the announcement, saying
that the current closing time - one of the earliest in Western Europe
- treats the English "like children.'' </font></p>
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