Intervention in the Modern UK Brewing Industry
This is the story of the radical intervention carried out by the Thatcher administration in response to 1986-89 Monopolies and Mergers Commission inquiry into brewing. It describes the creation of big brewers, the official investigations into what many sa
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Intervention in the Modern UK Brewing Industry by John Spicer Chris Thurman John Walters Simon Ward
© John Spicer, Chris Thurman, John Walters and Simon Ward 2012 Foreword © Anthony Hilton 2012 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2012 978-0-230-29857-6
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Contents List of Figures and Tables
vii
Notes on the Authors
ix
Acknowledgements
x
Foreword
xii
Introduction
xiv
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The “Big Six” Brewers and the Early Investigations
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Milestones on the Road to a Monopoly Reference
18
3
The State of Affairs in 1985
31
4
The OFT Prepares its Case
41
5
The Conduct of the Inquiry
51
6
The MMC Receives the Evidence
58
7
Radical Change Proposed
73
8
Mixed Reactions to the Report
92
9
The Government Confronts the Recommendations
103
10
The Beer Orders Emerge
119
11
Complying with the Orders
128
12
Four More Reviews
139
13
The Big Brewers Fall into Foreign Hands
152
14
The Regionals React
165
15
Pub Companies and Licensees
173
16
Prices and Choice
184
17
The Beer Market
195
18
The Beer Orders are Revoked
205
19
Pubcos Move Centre Stage
210
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Summary and Conclusions
221
What if…?
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