Beer Removed From Strangers' Bar After Labour MP Complaint

[0a]

There is a great tradition of fun hand pumps like this. It makes me sad not only that she 'took offense', but that they reacted by removing the beer. Article here.

BBC said:

A beer named Top Totty and advertised with a picture of a scantily-clad woman has been withdrawn from a Westminster bar after a Labour MP complained.

Shadow equalities minister Kate Green said she was "disturbed" to hear it was on sale in The Strangers' Bar, which is where politicians can bring guests.

Commons Leader Sir George Young said "appropriate action should be taken" if "offensive pictures" were on show.

A barman confirmed that an hour later the beer had been removed from sale.

The beer, brewed by Staffordshire company Slater's Ales, was introduced to The Strangers' Bar in 2007.

It sells for £2.70 pint and one barman told the Press Association: "We haven't had any complaints raised with our bar staff."

Pump label here:

[Caulkhead]

It's been replaced with a gritty and sour beer called 'Bulldyke', but apparently it isn't going down as well.

[carmonk]

Is she the one who looks like Richard Kiel in drag? No surprise there, then, although I guess if I said I was offended by her face in a bar I would be denied the same courtesy of having her removed.

[thinfourth2]

Would she prefer "miserable old swap donkey"


Actually that sounds like a cider

[Hoofy]

thinfourth2 said:

Actually that sounds like a cider

But not a Fawcett Inn one.

[wolves_wanderer]

I'd have told her to FRO if it was my bar. If people didn't pay any attention to this sort of nonsense then maybe (hopefully) it wouldn't be so widespread.

[Uhura fighter]

ETA: Constituency - Stretford and Urmston

Party - Labour

Address as - Ms Green

[12gauge]

What a miserable witch. Cant we remove labour. They offend a lot more people than beer.

[superkartracer]

carmonk said:

Is she the one who looks like Richard Kiel in drag?

[pork911]

Maybe remove the subsidized prices first?

[MX7]

A humourless Labour MP? Well I never.

[Steffan]

Caulkhead said:

It's been replaced with a gritty and sour beer called 'Bulldyke', but apparently it isn't going down as well.

[Pesty]

face like holy hell. never been called top totty in her life and obviously bitter about it.

face it love some of us are ugly, life isnt fair. Deal with it and shut the fk up.


get two bags and have a shag ffs

[Shaw Tarse]

Though she has provided the brewery with some free advertising!

[0a]

Shaw Tarse said:

Though she has provided the brewery with some free advertising!

Yes, I'll ask my local to get it in.

[don4l]

Her Wikipedia entry has already been updated.

Wikipedia said:

In January 2012 Green displayed a total sense of humour failure when the Palace of Westminster's Stranger's Bar gave space on its counter-top to a guest bitter by the name of 'Top Totty'. Green objected to the cartoon image of a well-endowed bunny girl depicted on the pump-handle advertising plate as demeaning to women. Her complaint was upheld and the beer was withdrawn. Whilst some supported the stance taken, it was mentioned that Green's socialist principles did not extend to making a complaint about the fact that the beer - indeed all beverages in the bar - was supplied to MPs with a subsidy paid for by tax-payers.

[BOR]

Does no one find it eversoslightlytawdry ? Even in a normal bar it would make me cringe,let alone in The Seat Of Democracy

[0a]

This is permanently on in our local. She would be told where to go if she told them to remove it!

[don4l]

BOR said:

Does no one find it eversoslightlytawdry ? Even in a normal bar it would make me cringe,let alone in The Seat Of Democracy

Most people on here have a sense of humour. So no, we are not outraged that there is a beer called "Top Totty".

[carmonk]

BOR said:

Does no one find it eversoslightlytawdry ? Even in a normal bar it would make me cringe,let alone in The Seat Of Democracy

Not much democracy when a single complaint results in instant action contrary to the consensus.