tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post1130112088935790977..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Lib Dem MP calls for regulation of shop signage?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-3852008479361708702008-02-27T13:38:00.000+00:002008-02-27T13:38:00.000+00:00Who cares about full pints? Beer should be sold i...Who cares about full pints? Beer should be sold in half-litres. :-)Pete Chownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02341219285466768562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-57549308457603666392008-02-27T08:24:00.000+00:002008-02-27T08:24:00.000+00:00"He's unhappy that they all look the same"He reall..."He's unhappy that they all look the same"<BR/><BR/>He really is a numbnut. Does he just not understand the corporate branding thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-28933627091982847802008-02-26T19:14:00.000+00:002008-02-26T19:14:00.000+00:00Whats his beef with 'high street' names and buildi...Whats his beef with 'high street' names and building contractots?<BR/><BR/>It shows he is clueless about commercial matters. Stores need to get their building work done promptly because otherwise sales suffer. So they are less worried about cost (certainly the 'lowest tender' sort of cost) than prompt and efficient completion of the work.<BR/><BR/>So they build up a good relationship with their contactors and look to minimise their joint risk. This is one of the benefits of the much maligned PFI model and it increasingly applies to other construction clients as well.<BR/><BR/>He should be pointed towards the Latham Report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-77491165991566151672008-02-26T15:04:00.000+00:002008-02-26T15:04:00.000+00:00Nothing new here. These signage proposals crop up ...Nothing new here. These signage proposals crop up every few years and always from the left. Completely unenforceable, of course.<BR/><BR/>Speaking for myself, I don't care for long-established pub names being subsumed in corporate identities, but that's a different point. Anyway, I wouldn't legislate against it. Not all my petty grumbles can be cured by Act of Parliament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-7716098487324599632008-02-26T15:01:00.000+00:002008-02-26T15:01:00.000+00:00I'm undecided whether I agree with you here, Dizzy...I'm undecided whether I agree with you here, Dizzy. Curry houses, a definite no no. Pints - now that's a different matter.anthonynorthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680944720744601697noreply@blogger.com