My goodness, what is the nanny state coming to. Big Brother now dictating our social habits too. Give Mr & Mrs Public some benefit of doubt.
The Government have assinated the institution that was the great British Pub.
Just go to Tesco, buy cheap booze, become anti-social and get sloshed at home

Vincent, Guernsey, Channel Islands

Ah! Now I know why the head on a pint of beer gets bigger year by year.
It is for our own good.

Bill Irvine, West Lothian, Scotland

Amazing comments, obviously from the drink till I drop brigade. Common sense says that some CONSISTANT measure should be in place which would allow everyone (not just the potential drunks) to know their intake. No one objects to accurate pints so whats the problem?

mike gee, bournemouth, uk

I cant wait for ID cards.No alcohol served without an ID card and your only allowed a certain number of New Labour units per week.Bar maid swipes your card ,no units left.Problem solved.

JohnP, Newcastle, UK

nanny knows best passive drinking is on its way.same sort of figures same sort of tactics that resulted in another ban and that was brought about by female labour mps and like all bullies with power they don,t stop picking on the ones who can,t fight back they just change victims now its drinkers

brian rice, halifax, england

These "safe limits" were completely fabricated. Made up. Fictitious. The committee that made them up admitted this. So why use these arbitrary figures in policy? This is classic Labour Puritanism. We need rid of this Presbyterian Prime Minister.

Kay Tie, York, UK

In the bars I frequent one can choose a large glass or a small glass. The choice is up to the CONSUMER.

Sarah G, London,

Amazing, isn't it? Anywhere else, offering you less than before would be considered sharp practice. But, as Phill says, this is Britain. We're not considered clever enough to realise more wine means more alcohol. Driving limit? Simple, don't drive. Choose a pub within a bus ride or walking distance.

Barry, Wallington, UK

Kara Tyson, Mobile, AL , USA

This is Britain. If there's an angle available to rip someone off and dress it up as doing them a favour then someone will do it.
So no, the price will be the same for less

Phill, The Wirral, England

I assume with the smaller glasses the cost will also be lowered, right??

Kara Tyson, Mobile, AL , USA

In some countries, i.e. almost everywhere else, bars and pubs just pour and serve. None of this lined glass nonsense.

The last thing the UK needs is more regulation, especially having lived there and in the US. You can tell the difference immediately.

Jonathan Gaugler, New York, USA

Ahhhh, don't you see what this is? This is classic Orwell. What the government is doing is escalating the drink problem completely out of proportion, so that it can keep prices the same but reduce measures. I don't goto pubs as the prices are too high now. I'd rather pick up a six pack from the offy

Mark, London, England

These idiots constantly prove they don't visit pubs so I'll tell them something many drinkers know. You actually drink more faster if your drinking from smaller glasses.

Alex, York,

How about a little personal responsibility? You don't HAVE to drink the entire glass of wine. Ask the server for a second (empty) glass and split it between the two.

Andy, Milwaukee, US

About time. It is impossible to have a small glass of wine in the UK. Remember when there were 6 glasses in a bottle? Well there still is everywhere else in Europe. One glass in UK & you are over the drink drive limit. The glass sizes make social glass of wine an impossibility. I can't wait.

Christine Frati, St Cyr au Mont d'Or, France

Hmm. How would one work round this new legislation?

Michael Marian, Gibraltar, Gibraltar

Pathetic. I think the problem is that the 'authorities' have to be seen to be doing something, irrespective of effectiveness. We see it everywhere....articulate the soundbite and move on. The lack of imagination in problem solving though is scary.

Steve, Redditch, Worcs

You don't go to a pub to get drunk, you buy a bottle from a supermarket. What on earth is wrong with a publican offering a larger glass to his customer ?- how ese can he compete. Should the police check on Mr Whippy in case he's guilty of giving out too much ice-cream?
Britain's gone daft!

Jim Hatch, Acapulco, Mexico

absolute nanny state rubbish.
if you want to get drunk and all of a sudden the pub is only allowed to sell half pints or single shots or whatever, the only action will be that you buy two of everything instead

i swear the so called political elite are a bunch of lobotomy cases!

will, grimsby, uk