People of London: Should we reduce the size of pints?

A study has called on the government to consider reducing the size of pints to two thirds, in an attempt to reduce alcohol consumption…

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00:00There's also talk of pint size being reduced to two thirds of a pint in order to try and reduce

00:06alcohol consumption. Do you think the British public and the people in London would accept that?

00:12I don't think we should care as much. I think we're going to drink as much alcohol as we're

00:15going to drink regardless of whether it comes in a half pint or three quarters.

00:20I don't think it really matters. I think it's one of those things people can get annoyed about but

00:24what difference is it going to make at the end of the day?

00:27They do it in Australia. It's normally like a schooner rather than getting a full pint.

00:32Do you think that would fly in the UK and London or do you think people just wouldn't be having

00:36any of that? I think it's an option. I think the part of fun of travelling around the world is

00:42when you come across countries and cities that offer a variety of food and drink in a different

00:46format and whether that's a reduced size of pint or beer or wine and so be it. I think it could

00:53take on whether or not the British public will like that. Who knows but there's only one way to find out.