Quote of the Week

Quote of the Week


Sunday, October 23, 2005; Page P02

"If you extend pub hours, people are not going to drink less. They will drink more over a longer period of time."

-- Ben Baumberg, a researcher at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, on how on Nov. 24 Britain will repeal the 11 p.m. closing time and allow pubs to remain open longer, even 24 hours.


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