Sut,—It is not only in the field of soft drinks
that the tied house system is a beastly nuisance and a, destroyer of reasonable amenities. There are very few good draught beers left (no Wonder the con- sumption sumption of draught beer has gone down), and it s becoming increasingly difficult to get the best. that 4ssociated with the names of Bass and Worthington. In this area 1 know two licensed houses where , 1, "mffiington E was sold when I came here a year _ago. Both are now owned by the same brewer, worthington E was withdrawn, and the brewer's °wn bitter—which I happen to think undrinkable— substituted. If a single house were left in either town /vhich sold Worthington E then there would b,e some c°mnelition, and the local breweries might be put on their mettle. As it is they have used their mono- Poly. powers to stop its sale. Something ought to be done about it.—Yours faithfully.
Great Cariton Rectory, Louth, Lines AUSTIN LEE
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