tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1303214937210583879..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: BDTP Reveals UK Fag and Booze HeroesMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-65878789429108350212013-08-10T16:44:21.515+01:002013-08-10T16:44:21.515+01:00I don't know about the origins of brandy, but ...I don't know about the origins of brandy, but I do know that back in the days when England owned what is now the wine region of Bordeaux, they had to put brandy into the casks of wine, or the wine would be destroyed by being tossed about on its way to England.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-46653049988792767492013-08-10T13:16:06.021+01:002013-08-10T13:16:06.021+01:00Bayard,
There's some debate about the creatio...Bayard,<br /><br />There's some debate about the creation of brandy, but one thought is that it was wine merchants bringing it from abroad and distilling it as you could then pay the same as wine, and thinking it could be watered down on arrival.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89288509290922824292013-08-10T11:33:48.310+01:002013-08-10T11:33:48.310+01:00"I've decided to do some research into th..."I've decided to do some research into the history of smuggling, by the way."<br /><br />In the mid C19th, it was a lot more profitable. Duty on wine was 1s a bottle (£3.50 a bottle in today's money).Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-16978119017448265342013-08-09T13:25:21.003+01:002013-08-09T13:25:21.003+01:00And what's the cure for all this 'tax effi...And what's the cure for all this 'tax efficiency (us)/Evasion (Gummint)? What one thing springs to mind as a certain way of raising State revenue that is almost 100% unavoidable? And is also so in yer face that the gummint would not be able to hike it? Go on. Gi' us a clue.Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42435224389394375062013-08-09T11:42:39.267+01:002013-08-09T11:42:39.267+01:00Mark,
Well, these are the ones on the run, and if...Mark,<br /><br />Well, these are the ones on the run, and if you read the article, most of them have gone abroad, which makes this list pretty farcical.<br /><br />If one of these people gets picked up somewhere, it'll be because they broke another law, not because of Joe Public spotting them.<br /><br />I've decided to do some research into the history of smuggling, by the way. Even from an early look at it, it's pretty fascinating.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-84726545560166227742013-08-09T10:00:20.903+01:002013-08-09T10:00:20.903+01:00Typical, we're celebrating British heroes of t...Typical, we're celebrating British heroes of the resistance but hardly any of us lethargic Brits made it onto the honours list. Thank G-d for foreigners with their enterprise skills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com