US state with a hard lesson for publicans

VINTNERS Federation president Paul Stevenson recently said in reference to the appointment of the head of the Road Safety Association — “who, in their right mind, would appoint someone over pension age?”

I wonder if he thinks that the Chief Justice, John Murray, should resign or that Justice Catherine McGuinness, born in 1934, is too old to think about subtle legal issues.

His brilliant suggestion that public transport be provided for those who over-indulge would tend to keep the drink flowing, which is the aim of the drinks industry and the vintners.