From: David Harrington <mail@...>
Subject: [edinburghcamra] Boss of Marston's insults CAMRA members
To: edinburghcamra@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 19 March, 2009, 9:34 PM

http://www.morninga dvertiser. co.uk/news. ma/article/ 82402

Well, this is certainly one way to alienate your customers - insult them...

Perhaps, though, I think people may be over-reacting a little and, hard though it is to admit, I think there a grain of truth in at least some of what he says.

These comments have certainly gained a lot of attention and, given Marston's support for real ale, maybe that is not such a bad thing either.

There is certainly still a perception about the typical CAMRA member and there is a danger that we take ourselves too seriously sometimes - after all, there's more to life than real ale...isn't there?

Dave.