Charles Amos: From the table tax to alcohol licensing, the state is spoiling fun in the sun

Charles Amos: From the table tax to alcohol licensing, the state is spoiling fun in the sun

Charles Amos is a PhD student in political philosophy alongside working in the haulage industry. He writes The Musing Individualist Substack in his spare time. Recently I went to a pub in Witney and since it was such a sunny day, I decided to ask whether I could take my pint of lager shandy out onto the town’s green. Unfortunately, I was denied this freedom due to alcohol licensing. It might not seem like much, but this type of pettifogging regu…