Barry Watts
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Head of Public Affairs at @SIBANational, avid craft beer fan and brewer. Usually tweets on pints, pubs and politics
Joined September 2019
RT @andrewpakes_: A great start to @BoroBeerFest today judging the @SIBANational and independent brewers awards. Brilliant to see so many….
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RT @CliveJonesMP: Wokingham is proudly home to premium independent brewers, such as @ElusiveBrew, who won Best IPA at the Champion Beer of….
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RT @brewyorkbeer: Great to welcome Luke Charters MP (@lukejcr) for York Outer, to @BrewYorkBeer today! 🍻 We showed him around our brewery &….
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RT @BBCRichardMoss: Politics North at 10: Can Labour’s plan for steel revive the industry in the region? Calls for council tax overhaul to….
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RT @SciTechgovuk: Ordering a pint under 25 can be hard,.Searching your wallet to find your ID card;. But next year, with new laws ‘cross th….
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Great afternoon touring @PivovarUK @ElvingtonBeer with local MP @lukejcr learning about the challenges and opportunities for the brewery in York and beyond
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Lots of challenges for governments introducing DRS in the report. This graph asks if people agree with the statement ‘I feel resentful that this scheme is being introduced when I already recycle’
Interesting report out today from @WelshGovernment on the impact of DRS on alcohol purchasing behaviour. Suggests a minority of beer drinkers may switch to higher strength alcohol
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Interesting report out today from @WelshGovernment on the impact of DRS on alcohol purchasing behaviour. Suggests a minority of beer drinkers may switch to higher strength alcohol
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Delighted to present Deputy First Minister @huw4ogmore with a special ‘HuwBrew’ brewed by @BangOnBrewery. Great to speak about the Welsh Deposit Return Scheme with @wstauk and the Welsh Beer Cluster
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The Welsh Government has announced that it intend to step back from the joint UK approach to the Deposit Return Scheme and do its own thing -
gov.wales
Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
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RT @SIBANational: SIBA's statement in response to news the Chancellor will provide a 'beer industry boost' in her upcoming Budget, with rev….
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The Society of Independent Brewers and Associates (SIBA) have today welcomed news that the Chancellor intends to support the independent brewing industry with an announcement in Wednesday’s Autumn...
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Independent beer industry set to receive Budget boost as Chancellor eyes up plans to sell more pints from local breweries in pubs according to the @MailOnline .
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Rachel Reeves is planning to act after a survey found that three-quarters of drinkers believe it is important for pubs to offer a wider range of drinks.
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RT @BeesonOnBooze: Some great insight in this feature from @WoolfsonExists on how "big beer" has muscled in on Britain's craft beer revolut….
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Multinational brewers are drowning start-ups with ‘fake’ independent brands
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RT @SIBANational: Today we’ve announced the details of the 2025 Homebrew competition in partnership with @CrispMalt @FivePointsBrew @themal….
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RT @21stringer: BBC News - Abingdon brewer calls for pubs to sell 'at least one guest beer' - BBC News.
bbc.co.uk
Anneli Baxter from Loose Cannon Brewery calls for a law change to make pubs sell more local beers.
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Fantastic to join @CAMRA_Official @WBandBEER to talk to so many MPs yesterday ahead of the Budget.
👏 Thank you to all 70 MPs who joined us and @SIBANational yesterday in Westminster to discuss support for beer, cider, pub and clubs ahead of the Autumn Budget. We talked to parliamentarians from all parties about draught beer duty and business rates.
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RT @EntForumUK: Thank you to @SIBANational and @craftybrewing for providing craft lager from Godalming and Ash to be served at last night’s….
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