Soapbox: Answering the anti-alcohol lobby
Andrew Catchpole argues that the trade needs to take a firmer stance against the growing anti-alcohol lobby.
Read more...Andrew Catchpole argues that the trade needs to take a firmer stance against the growing anti-alcohol lobby.
Read more...Prompted by a brilliant series on The Rest Is History podcast, I’ve been reading Richard Davenport-Hines’ Titanic Lives. It’s a fascinating tale of class, wealth, emigration and, of course, hubris. “The boat is unsinkable,” declared Philip Franklin, vice-president of White Star Line, the ill-fated ship’s owner, on the very night of the tragedy.
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