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Bars to be banned from giving women free drinks in latest crackdown on drinking | October 13, 2008 | DANIEL MARTIN AND GRANT JUNKIE
Pubs could be banned from promotions such as offering free drinks to women as part of a raft of proposals to tackle drinking.
A draft code of conduct was circulated to the drinks and hospitality industries last month after ministers judged that a voluntary agreement to crack down on alcohol consumption had failed.
There will be curbs on Happy Hours, with a rule stating that soft drinks must be available at the same discount as alcoholic ones.
The code, from the Home Office and the Department of Health, blames Britain's bar culture for equating drinking with personal success. It warns that alcohol should not be promoted as a means of boosting one's 'social, sexual, physical, mental, financial or sporting performance'.
Selling cocktails with suggestive names such as Sex on the Beach or Slippery Nipple will be outlawed.
The draft mandatory code of practice also calls for cigarette-style health warnings to be displayed in shops, bars and restaurants.
