Allen meets his match

It's not often that anyone gets the better of Five Live Drive presenter Peter Allen, one of the best broadcasters in the business. Yesterday, however, Allen met his match when he interviewed licensee Anita Adams who runs two pubs in York city centre and is a member of the Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations.

Anita was a breath of fresh air - feisty without being overbearing or aggressive. Not only did she respond brilliantly to the proposal by "Liberal" Democrat MP Greg Mulholland who says pubs, bars and restaurants should be forced to sell smaller glasses of wine (story HERE). She quickly moved on - before Allen could interrogate her - to make a number of other points, including the impact of the smoking ban and other factors on the licensed trade which is losing pubs at an alarming rate.

Unable to get a word in without being shot down in flames, there was only one thing Allen could do. He very graciously raised the white flag, a beaten man.