As a business that's had employees (we're Director run currently), reading the drinking culture report of MPs is insane (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/01/mps-stomachs-pumped-uk-parliament-alcohol-culture-report)

Any place of work providing any alcohol is bad idea imo but a few lines stick out:

"some MPs have had their stomachs pumped" - disciplinary, some paid time off, seek help, employer support

"drinking up to 200 units of alcohol a week" - as above

"suggested that parliament should draw up its first formal workplace policy on alcohol" - the "FIRST" policy? How do you have an institution hundreds of years old and you've never got round to writing a policy yet?

"Any changes to parliament’s provision of alcohol would ultimately be a matter for members to decide on" - wtf? You ask the alcoholics how much alcohol they should be allowed?

I'm generally against drug & alcohol testing at work but it does make me reconsider that stance. Just ban it at work, it's not like there are no other pubs in London which I'm sure will be happy for the business.