TBH I don’t think there is that much difference between North and South these days, the North does have them big pubs but they have been around for 30+ years and alcohol is cheap down here as well.

I don’t go into town much, mind you only certain pubs will serve me because I look young and haven’t got photo ID (I don’t drive and passport expired ages ago and its too valuable to carry around if you’re on the piss) – other than raves I tend to go to strange places in the outskirts of mid suffolk or would rather visit friends houses.. I like a drink but don’t go looking for trouble, but being non-white sadly its easy enough to find it these days with race relations as bad as they were in the 80s..

Its a big shame to hear those tales about Norwich and the UEA

I know the promoters of those nights don’t want that sort of shit to happen but they have to accept the drinking crowd to pay the venue expenses..

If they are too “drug friendly” the Uni will stop the nights as the uni’s brand image (particularly to foreign students) is supposed to be “anti drugs”

Also normal society is equally pissed off and feels that there is a solution to reducing this violence – by locking down the nightlife and returning the licensing hours back to midnight or 1am – apart from venues in heavily CCTV controlled areas, which have extra drinks costs because the cops and council increase the licens fees to claw back the costs.

As soon as the cost of dealing with the problems (NHS costs, police overtime, court costs) outstrips the contribution to the economy that nightlife makes, the authorities will start closing venues. Already Zest has gone in my town because people coudln’t control themselves and eventually brought firearms into the equation..

This clampdown on nightlife is already happening in Suffolk and Essex..