No sympathy for rip-off pubs and hotels

AS an ex-smoker I sympathise with those who are used to a puff and a drink, but I have no sympathy for publicans moaning over the recent drop in sales — these are the very people who put 30 cent on every long-neck bottle after the last budget, when the only increase was supposed to be for alco-pops.

They’ll also put up the price of the pint whenever it suits them.

As for hotels which charge exorbitant prices for accommodation, food and drink, no wonder we are having a fall-off in our tourism industry.