Barry Watts
@watts_brewing
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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 @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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@staffsbrewery I have. Still waiting for final figures for packaging under EPR and there’s only a range at the moment. Full briefing on EPR available on Toolbox for members
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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 -
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@hashtagwilbert The structure of draught relief nor the alcohol duty system will change in the budget - there is a review in 2026 after 3 years
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Draught Relief increased from 9.2% to 13.9% for qualifying beer from 1 feb
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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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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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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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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
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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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RT @tomgordonLD: Great to visit Harrogate Brewing Co, one of five fantastic local breweries🍻 With exports reaching Italy, Sweden, and the…
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