Posted on 04/19/2025 1:04:50 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Pubs will be able to stay open until 1am to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
The Prime Minister has ordered that pubs and bars that usually close at 11pm will be able to keep serving for an extra two hours on Thursday May 8 to celebrate.
Sir Keir Starmer said: 'As we mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the whole country should come together to remember the incredible sacrifices made by the wartime generation and to celebrate the peace and freedom they secured for us all.
'Keeping our pubs open for longer will give people the opportunity to join in celebrations and raise a glass to all of the men and women who served their country, both overseas and at home.'
Pub hours have been relaxed before for occasions of 'exceptional national significance' such as the Euro 2024 final and major royal celebrations.
VE Day commemorations will start on the May bank holiday on Monday May 5.
The Cenotaph will be dressed in Union flags and there will be a military procession from Whitehall to Buckingham Palace and an RAF flypast over London.
On May 8, there will be a party at Horse Guards Parade showed live on BBC One.
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The PM has too much power if he can order business hours for pubs.
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Well, if they want to be historically accurate, they will have to simp for the Russians.
Your Mohammedan pals might disapprove..
wow how kind of him. Let’s still set him on fire.
There were ten German bombers in the air.
There were ten German bombers in the air.
There were ten German bombers, ten German bombers, ten German bombers in the air.
And the RAF from England shot one down.
And the RAF from England shot one down.
And the RAF from England, RAF from England, RAF from England shot one down.
There were nine German bombers in the air
There were nine German bombers in the air
There were nine German bombers, ten German bombers
There were nine German bombers in the air
There were nine German bombers in the air
And the RAF from England shot one down
And the RAF from England shot one down
And the RAF from England, the RAF from England
And the RAF from England shot one down
Count the bombers
8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1!
There were no German bombers in the air
There were no German bombers in the air
There were no German bombers, were no German bombers
There were no German bombers in the air
There were no German bombers in the air
Cause the RAF from England shot them down
Cause the RAF from England shot them down
Cause the RAF from England, the RAF from England
Cause the RAF from England shot them down
You mean Victory for Half of Europe, the other half just exchanged one set of chains for another.
And the RAF from England, RAF from England, RAF from England shot one down.
Most likely those were Polish pilots who shot them down.
It should be up to the local jurisdiction. Certain places, it should be closed at 9 pm, other places? 4 am.
It is up to local authority/council but he can make a national order I suppose.
The PM In the UK has unlimited powers as the Monarch’s functionary.
He can order pretty much anything!
So he’s just chasing a cheap headline here. Still, it’s good for business/trade for those involved
I have visited Normandy beaches 40 years ago when I was in the Army. The bravery of those men charging that beach was phenomenal. I questioned if I could charge up a beach that I knew 2 out of 3 of us would be killed.
He can order pretty much anything!
The Brits appear to be statist. That's my understanding. Which will lead to their downfall...
How generous of him, granting two additional hours of approved drinking, to those who protect him.
Soon the Mosques will be open additional hours to celebrate Victory over England day.
Gin. Nothing else.
England fought three wars (two world wars and Cold War Only to finally be defeated by themselves. Sarcastically speaking, I think German or Russian occupation would have been preferable to what is to come with the Muslim Caliphate, colonization and third world status.
Agreed. They would have remained "civilized".
Now they're going back to the Stone Age.
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