Quotes by Mark Hastings

“Were going from being in a dug-out canoe to our first sailing ship. Were not even up to steam engines yet.”

“Weve had no indication yet on either the content or timing of the Bill.”

“At last adults in this country are going to be treated like grown-ups and given a little bit of choice about having a social life beyond 11 oclock.”

“the merchants of doom.”

“Anybody would think that the end of civilization is going to be visited upon them at midnight tonight, ... But if you treat adults like grown-ups, they act like grown-ups. For too long weve had Nanny bending over us telling us what to do and what not to do.”

“Now, people drink against the clock, and thousands tip into the street at the same time. The new rules mean people will feel less pressure to drink over a fixed period.”

“People drink against the clock, ... Now we wont feel like weve always got someone in the background with a stopwatch.”