Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Hundreds of publicans are set to gain new protection after MSP Neil Bibby’s Tied Pubs Bill was passed at Holyrood.Tied pubs are owned by pub-owning companies and large breweries, with tenants required to buy beer from the brewer at big markups.Paisley MSP Neil Bibby’s Bill creates a statutory code and independent adjudicator to regulate those companies and stop publicans from being exploited.It has been supported by the Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), the Campaign for Real Ale, FSB Scotland, GMB Scotland, the STUC, the Campaign for Pubs, the British Pub Confederation and the Pubs Advisory Service.The Bill was backed by all parties in the.
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