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Andy Burnham Says Alcohol Ban Should End for UK Football Fans
Burnham says the 40-year-old restriction should be reviewed, while police warn alcohol still plays a significant role in football-related violence.
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham branded the football alcohol ban 'discrimination,' suggesting the four-decade-old 1985 legislation could be reconsidered on a trial basis.
- Margaret Thatcher's government introduced the 1985 law to address what then-Home Secretary Leon Brittan called a 'major contributory factor in violent and disorderly behaviour' in English football grounds.
- FSA chairman Tom Greatrex called the restriction 'unfair to criminalise football fans for having a pint while watching the match,' noting supporters can drink at an Oasis gig or rugby league match.
- A UK Football Policing Unit spokesman warned that changing the law would pose 'challenges' to policing and the 'safety of staff and fans at football games,' calling fundamental changes 'incredibly rash' without evidence.
- Scotland has prohibited general alcohol sales in football stadiums since 1981, though recent trial sales at Hampden Park indicate alternative management models are feasible for authorities reviewing long-standing restrictions.
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