England never enacted a complete ban on alcohol but they did implement various laws in an effort to curtail drinking. One such law was The Licensing Act 1872, which remains in place and makes it illegal to be drunk in Britain.
well. tonight the state banquet and of course tomorrow. trump s visit comes at a sensitive time for the united kingdom. most recently on brexit negotiations and who should take over now that prime minister theresa may officially leaves office on friday. just ahead of today s state banquet the prime minister is expected to speak on the u.s./uk alliance, referring to it as a quote, special relationship. as one expert from brookings put it that special relationship is in worse shape than either side will admit. meaning me is thomas write senior fellow and director on the center of the united states and europe at the brookings institution. let me put it this way because i m in canada and we wonder about the canada/u.s. relationship. some say does it really matter? the stuff that matters stends to be diplomate it i can in difficult times where people make the right decisions and commercial where commercial interests tend to make the right decisions regardless of what government does. what s