The description of this guy makes my skin crawl
Career politicians should be sent to a remote island to argue amongst themselves.
When I was at Sheffield Polytechnic, going back a few years here, you could get leathered for a few quid at the union bar. It was the cheapest place in town. I seem to recall Huddersfield and Leeds had similar establishments, where knowing the right person could often lead to a night of free or at least very very cheap drinking. The beer was in plastic glasses and the floors were sticky, but at the time it was the best place in the world.
It's a shame that cavalier attitude is going, but that's progress I suppose. I am genuinely saddened by this turn of events.