All these people have done is prove Boris was right to ban alcohol on the tubes and trains! People are showing less and less self restraint, and common courtesy is dying out. Well done Boris!

jen, rainham,

How outrageous that Boris should be asked to apologise.
The newspapers asked LU if they would be adding extra staff to assist with the extra people and they said no they would take it as it comes. There was time to draft in police.
This is an eg. of why we should not have alcohol on public transport

Natalie , Belsize Park, England

It is typical of the voting public and yes, Unions. They damn the politicians when they do, and damn them when they don't. Why don't all of you help Boris make up his mind so you can all be happy. Good for Boris anything to make the Tube safer for all passengers.

Douglas Cochrane, Halifax,

So, They actually have the cheek to blame someone that

We see this behaviour in Greece, Italy and Spain.
Stay at home. The "typical" englishman has changes from a reserved , fair minded person, to violent howling drunks, unclultured slobs .

Stay a home !
"A Brit abroad"

Jon Willmark, Athens, Greece

Boris listens to the public and acts.

Shame our Prime Minister canot be so proactive

Mike, Gravesend, England

The party on the eve of a London tradition’s abolition should have been expected & catered to.

NY & Brazil’s comments are incredulous. Being robbed in Brazil is a given, & unless New Yorkers have lost everything gave their city anything worth seeing, ‘Will’ is seriously mistaken.

William, London, UK

The party was generally good natured and lots of fun - it was perfectly legal with the exception of some violent incidents... booze has never proved much of a problem on the tube and that's why everyone reacted - Boris is pretending to solve problems that don't exist.

Ella, London,

Now Boris has stoped people boozing on the tube, i hope that he will next ban eating on the buses. There is nothing worse than having to sit near someone on a bus whilst they scoff a stinking kebab or stuff themselves with chips that are covered in a red sauce.

mark day, london,

The unions in the UK are just a sad relic from the 1980's, living out a mantra that was past its sell-by date in the 1930's. Who cares what the unions think? Their only power is in preventing progress to be made in an otherwise democratic and tolerent society. Get rid of them.

bobby tran, enfield,

BORIS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE YOBS ARE.

I was wondering when the Left and the Unions would try their first shot against him, but even I couldn't have foreseen it being as weak, pathetic and unjustified as this. They truly are desperate.

Boris' policy is the right policy for London.

Joe, London, UK

Last July, I was assulted on my first night out in London, as I came off the Tube at Walthamstow Central by a beer swilling thug who then tried to follow me home. I was visiting my parents in London, I live in Brazil where people are much more civilised. The drinking culture has to end!

roy jordan , curitiba, brazil

Why can't the police stop this type of behaviour. Say what you will about the U.S. but this would never happen on any major transit system anywhere in the U.S. Britain used to be a civilized place but now it is the U.S. which is a more mannerly, well-behaved society.

Will, New York, USA

Lots of complaints about the organisers being the ones to blame and that this precisely argues the case that alchohol should be banned. My response is that the ban(by definition) says that alchohol causes the problems, so why are we not simply blaming the alchohol-nothing to do with the organisers?!

David Fellows, London,

What a sad state of affairs.

Will those present be as proud to tell their grandchildren that they were there as those who were at the Berlin Wall when it fell, perhaps, or who fought in WWII? This country need to grow up.

Richard, Marlow, UK

it is sad that any type of protest or trouble in this country is caused by thousands of drunk people. do people in this country realize how much they really and truly drink relative to everyone else? it is disgusting and we as a country do have a problem.

Alex, London, England

Might it just possibly be the case that unruly behaviour on a night bus or tube late at night might have been influenced by the 6 pints of lager and 4 double vodkas cosumed in the night club for the last 4 hours?!!! Still it sits well with the middle england willing to put young people down again!

David Fellows, London,

I am a Londoner and agree with the ban on booze on public transport.

I think Boris should follow most Asian cities examples and ban food on public transport. Less mess, less smell, less rats.

Faithy, London,

Anthony,
harmless? tell that to anyone who has gotten harassed by a yob swigging stella or white lightening while simply trying to get from point x to point y. if you drink in public or on transport in any other part of the world you would get arrested and rightfully so...thank you Boris!

Alex, London, England

After a hen do @Tower Hill, we were terrified to get caught up in this- the atmosphere went from lively to aggressive in seconds. People were pushing, throwing cans&bottles onto tracks and across platforms... Thanks2 these selfish idiots4the resulting 60quid cab fare after trains had2becancelled!

S, London,

Being criticised by a union dinosaur means BJ must be on the right track!

Jim, Burnley,

Its about time people starting taking responsibility for their own actiions. Boris Johnson did not go out and instruct these people to behave like yobs - they chose to do that themselves and they're the ones who should be ashamed of their behaviour, not passing the buck.

Michelle, Stoke on Trent, England

Good on Boris. About time we have someone un-PC.
I hope he brings in really TOUGH measures to keep these louts in place.

P Granger, Kent, UK

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

(Unless you're a Leftard)

maximus otter, Cambridge,

it was both the revelers fault and transport for london's fault. why didn't they just close the circle line? it is the worst line on he underground and barely works at the best of times...closing it past 6-7 that night would not have been difficult.

Alex, London, England

This is just a load of left wingers trying to cause problems for a tory mayor who was voted in democratically.

Tells you everything you need to know about the left - democracy only has any meaning to these people when the party they agree with wins. If not, they all behave like the louts they are.

Alex, London,

"Infringing on civil liberties is the only area where they can still be seen to be doing things, BJ no exception."

More like infringing on uncivil liberties.

Ken Hall, Barrow in Furness, UK

I saw the Tube party advertised on facebook and I am glad I didn't go - not that I ever would have. The organisers were obviously naive students hoping to have some fun and make a point. In actual fact, they only served to prove that Boris is right in banning alchol on the Tube. It's anti-social!

Amy Rose , Southampton, UK

labour government is announcing three million to be spent on advertising against yobs drinking and balls is trying to educate parents while bob crowe is telling boris johnson to apologise to the yobs on the tubes. when are they all going to sing from the same hynm sheet?

elizabeth, london, se

some people are blaming boris, others the RMT, and one or two blame ian blair. it's true that it is easiest to blame the revellers themselves as ultimately they caused the damage. but for me the buck stops with the organisors. simple as that.

Declan, London,

Despite the fact that boris johnson is a blundering idiot, one cannot, on this occasion at least, blame him for the outrageous behaviour which now appears to be pass as normal, in most of the country, who appear to be addicted to alcohol above sanity.

J.E.Poole, Romsey, UK

If Bob Crowe of the RMT thinks the alcohol was to blame then he should be supporting Boris Johnsons ban, not attacking it.

Mr Crowe should go and have a stiff drink and calm down.

Stuart Murray, Amsterdam, Netherlands

I believe there is a hidden agenda in Mr. Crow's outburst against Borris. The ban probably prevents him and his cronies of the morally defunct RMT union from drinking on the trains. I think the violence and anti-social behaviour seen, proves the point that this ban should have been in place long ago

Rohit, London,

At least sour grapes are alcohol free Bob.

Giles, Edinburgh, UK

The next thing the Crow will insist upon is that his members remain on full pay plus overtime for staying at home permanently - just to minimise the risk of assault. What a pathetic old dinosaur he is. It is high time he was promoted to the House of Lords, home to many tiresome ex union leaders.

Paulus, London , UK

Doesn't the antics of these louts prove Boris was right to ban alcohol on the tube?

I think it should be banned on all public transport - and I'm a pretty heavy drinker

david, derby, england

The RMT will not accept Boris, no matter what he does - they are Kens men! Boris has acted in their interest but they cannot see further than theri noses. Where is all that cash going they used to contribute to Kens coffers?

David, Nottingham,

It's ludicrous to blame Boris for the violence committed by drunken yobs. The people who should be blamed are - the drunken yobs themselves, and the idiots who organized these 'parties'. I hope the police will use the evidence on Facebook to find and arrest those who encouraged violence online.

Simon , London,

So what exactly would consultations have achieved - have half a ban?

Ban or no ban, its black and white Crow - do you want it or not?

The problems proved that the ban is necessary. Well done Boris

Andrew, Cambridge,

yee ha boris. boris for p.m.!

dee, Nottingham, uk

Try riding on the Bangkok underground or sky train with food or drink. Not even allowed in your bags. Well done Boris, way to go. Lefties out, sooner the better.

Michael Jamison, khon Kaen, Thailand

What absolute rubbish to blame Boris Johnson.
I suppose that not one member of staff who work on the tube has a son or daughter who uses facebook???
Had the modorators of facebook been doing thier job then they should have informed the authorites in advance.
Socail network????

Jon boy, portsmouth, Hants

Seems to me that the actions and attitudes of some of these 'revellers' highlights that Boris was spot on in making sure that they don't get a chance to continue or repeat this behaviour.

John, Collyer, New Zealand

Way past time they cracked down on booze and the morons who can't hold their drink. I like a few pints but can actually hold my drink. More power to Boris.

steve, notts, uk

Typical, blame someone else, other than the actual perpetrators! They are yobs.

WA, Oxfordshire,

William of London, I think you meant to say that your mother said it was uncouth to drink, etc in public. Certainly uncommon when I was young. Boris is the right man for the job at last with the courage to take the right actions. Ignore the ignorant spokespeople. They will soon see the benefits .

B J Deller, Marbella, Spain

This is typical of the 'blame someone else' society in which the perpetrators become the 'victims' rather than those actually responsible for anti-social or criminal activities.

David C , Brussels , Belgium

To be honest, the fact that mainstream media were all reporting with jollity that there was going to be a party the day before and where it was going to be - and where it was being advertised is possibly much more irresponsible.
I am no fan of Boris but I was SO happy when I heard about this ban.

cb, London, UK

A lot of people miss the point of a consultation, it would have established if people entered the tube network drunk or got drunk on the network. If it's the latter than that's a great move by BJ otherwise if it's the former than it was a great headline catching move that really won't improve things

Kris, London,

The person who represents the train employees sounds like a shreiking fool. I'm sure it was awful, hence the ban.

I wonder if it was any different from a typical week end or bank holiday evening..

Larry, Stratford upon Avon,

Its the Union folk that need to apologise to Boris for trying to blame him for what these morons did. These london facebook hippies lack intellect to start with. I for one am glad there are people like Boris who are using common sense. I never feel safe with drunks about. Well done Boris.

eric, nottingham, UK

The problem won't happen again because drinking has now been banned, end of story.

JJ, Canada,

Boris's fault? All we've had for a month now is wingeing lefties s[outing asbsurd claims against the Mayor; Well a lot of people are very glad to see him, and I can only say the pathetic lefties look like they lack a lot of substance, with their hollow ideology.

Andy Iddon, London, UK

The ONLY people to blame are the yobs, of all ilks, who were drinking on the trains. If I was a boss and I recognised my staff, they would be sacked!

Unions? Grow up!

Richard, Plymouth,

So, let's get this straight -- your new mayor decides that in the name of public civility, people should not drink on tube trains, and the resulting violence is HIS fault? That makes no sense.

(By the way, try drinking on a Toronto or NY subway train and see what happens. You will be arrested.)

Marc M, Saskatoon, Canada

Interesting that Times Online chooses to load their report with the drunken comments of a few boozed-up idiots and the sad railings of Transport Unions against their new boss. What matters to most of us is not the "freedom" to intimidate and disgust fellow human beings. The Mayor is right.

Mike, High Wycombe, UK

Bob Crow may crow all he likes. So may people from overseas. This Londoner, born and bred, does not want drunken louts on public transport and one way to stop them is to ban alcohol.

The RMT is clutching at straws when it blames the Mayor for the louts causing trouble to mark the ban.

Lester May, Camden Town, UK

I feel that the people to blame with this is the media. As a member of many different social networking sites (Myspace, Facebook, Fliker, Friendster, and YouTube.)Before the parties made into all the papers and on the news I never heard that it was going to happen. The media made it the even it was

Joshua, London,

"Harassing staff, vandalizing property" not to mention self-induced sickness, vomiting, and generally discouraging others from using the system?

The Mayor is spot-on with the no alcohol policy and should take it to the next step of 'no food or drink' policy, now.

WGlennon, London, UK

After reading this article I am ashamed to be English. Is this the way we protest if there is something we don't like? Get drunk, and cause mayhem. Strength to your arm Boris.

Charles, York,

Leaders usually ban something first thing (remember fox hunting?) then go quiet for a bit, and then when they're about to be voted out start banning things again. What do you expect? Infringing on civil liberties is the only area where they can still be seen to be doing things, BJ no exception.

nick, london,

The Unions wanted The ban in the first place to protect their staff from drunks. Now they blame Boris??

C Sinclair, Glasgow, UK

Surely smoking is banned, so why not alcohol, which causes as much harm and so much more trouble

Smithson, Oxford,

Why can't people take responsibility for their own actions? It is a disgrace to blame Boris for the actions of a group of drunks, who can't control themselves. Any apologies should come from those who carried out the assaults.

Susan, London,

It is the Union leaders who should be chastised for seeking to make political opportunity out of people's suffering, where it really doesn't seem clear that Boris has/hasn't acted negligently or ignorantly. On balance, I'm glad Boris made the decision - I believe I would have done the same.

Tom Price, Chertsey, UK

6,000 Kiwis celebrate Waitangi Day in the UK with a Circle Line pub Crawl in February. No arrests, lots of friendly chitchat with fellow passengers, and the Met Police always compliment on our behaviour. Its a shame that last nights event couldn't have occured in the same way.

Liza, London, UK

If you don't want Boris then please, please send him over here. He has a million times more common sense then any of our lot.

Keith Thomas, Denver, United States

My mother always taught me it was common to eat, drink or smoke in public. Why on earth would you feel the need to drink on the tube?

William, London,

People are already drunk before getting on the Tube. They drink in bars beforehand. How are they going to police this? Are they going to search everyone's bags at the turnstiles? Are they going to have CCTV in the tubes? What happens if people fill coke cans with alcohol? Complete stupidity!

Mark, London, England

I fail to see how this is NOT Boris' fault - if you bait the bear, expect to be attacked. Drinking in the tube is largely harmless and good natured - if you restrict what people perceive as their reasonable freedoms, you can expect a degree of rebellion - natural, expected and to be encouraged !

Anthony, London, England

Great point Nisha - I e-mailed the Mayor saying it's drunks being allowed on the tube that's the problem, not carrying alcohol. (e-mail ignored) And ban food, too! Having to look at the hooded (& suited) knuckle-draggers is bad enough. Having to watch and smell them eat their offal is even worse.

Adam James Tebble, London,

So, Jennifer McKean, students need to drink on the tube, do they?

Peter Ryder, Middlewich, UK

Great point Nisha - I e-mailed the Mayor saying it's not alcohol but drunks being allowed on the tube that's the problem. Of course, e-mail has been ignored which makes you wonder why they even bother providing "contact us" e-mail addresses.

Adam James Tebble, London,

In all my years of living in London I have never seen anyone intentionally getting drunk on the Tube - until last night! It's perfectly fair to blame Boris, if it wasn't for him introducing this ridiculous policy the chaos seen last night would never have happend.

Nick, London,

I am in favour of this ban. If you want to drink, that's fine, just do so in a pub, club or at home.

People must realise that their rights end at the point when their actions negatively affect the rights of others. I for one do not want to ride on buses and tube trains full of spilled beer.

TC, London, UK

Freedoms are being taken away all over the globe. I'm San Diego, California and we have a new booze ban at our beaches. It's not right, not fair and we can't do a thing about it! Way to go Brits, keep up the fight!!!

Robert, San Diego, USA

"Because whereas the no smoking ban is punishable by fines, Boris forgot to include any sort of punishment to help enforce the drinking ban."

Guy, London, England

Nice to see someone advocating fines for drinking on the underground

And yes London is my real home.

Tony, Cairns, Australia

For crying out loud, it was a joke!!!

Why can't we just see this incident as a comical incident showcasing real british humour. Boris should be blamed because people don't take 50 shots of tequila when they're on the train, they're already drunk when they are on the train. Ban bleeding Boris!

Nisha Chopra, Uxbridge, Middlesex

The people who enacted Tube Party Violence are to blame for TUBE PARTY VIOLENCE (great movie title) just like the people who killed over the Danish Cartoons are to blame for the CARTOON DEATHS (great movie title; would someone report news soon instead of catchy. meaningless trivia?)

Don de Winter, Dorchster,

Grow up! Alcohol on public transport and public spaces has been banned for years in other parts of UK.

Are Londoners especially priviledged?There is nothing clever in having someone spew over you on the train even if it is within their human rights to do so.

Alan, Glasgow, Scotland

so, boris bans alcohol on the tube, and when idiots have a party on the tube to protest it... it's his fault? sounds like the tube people should have been a bit better prepared... if thousands of people joined a facebook group, they probably should have been aware of it. and had increased security.

jason, lake jackson, texas

People are so good at demonstrating when are told off for being drunk. They seem to be far less offended by TfL ripping them off of £38million through their Oyster card. They were probably too drunk to remember. The new Milking Cow generation is ready for the slaughter house. As for the Union, shame

lauren, London, uk

So typical of yob Britain. I, for one, am sick of being terrorised by drunken, anti-social louts. The booze ban couldn't have come fast enough for me - it's long overdue.

Anna Lawrence, Oxford, UK

Wonderful!!! The first I have heard about this party. How is that for social exclusion in modern UKPlc. Well done to the young of London who still have a sense of liberty and humour really really British. Bloody hilarious. Power to the people not fundamentalists in government pulling strings.

JL, London,

The ban is a pointless move- and the party does not prove Boris' point at all. The next stage of course will be banning food & drink all together- see how you holier than thou snobs are when you dont have your latte or your pasta salad to fill the 45 minutes you are stuck on this antiquated system!

Paul, london,

Is the union suggesting that drinking on the underground should not have been banned ?
Surely there should have been some security staff around to safeguard the public.
Typical union response to always make comments after the events but fail to make any usefull plans or ideas other than more pay.

boswell, salisbury, england

Typical imbecilic party political Labour comment . Hopefully Boris wil outlaw public drunkenness next- a situation encouraged by Labour party drinking reforms designed to attract the young vote.( remember the mass texting " Vote Labour, vote all night drinking"

Angry old Geezer, Ealing,

Our nation has an estimated 46% of violent crime related to alcohol and schoolchildren suffering from liver damage due to drinking.
Removing any places where underage drinking goes on sounds sensible to me, if you're old enough to go to a bar or drink at home why do you want to drink on a train?

Amanda, Liverpool, England

What a disgrace - it is time that Britain gets to grips with its culture of alcohol abuse. Parents need to set a better example. Thank you Boris for moving in the right direction - we need more ideas like this.

Catherine, Canterbury, Kent

Absolutely discraceful to prove a point that they are
showing themselves up for what's important to them.
Well, it's not important to people around them.
I can't imagine this happening in any other country.
Laws are made to be respected. Staff should realize
Boris is right !!

Rochelle, barrow in furness, UK

You're right Peppe, boozed up kids supping on supersize Bacardi Breezers are unlikely to 'invade anyones space' are they?

I was travelling back from the Springsteen concert and witnessed first hand the aftermath of this nonsense - screaming women, fights, smashed glass and vomiting.

Gav, Edinburgh, Scotland

The London Underground is overpriced , uncomfortable and offers a shaky service.
Rush hours are cramped, station indicators are not accurate and the trains have no air conditioning.
And the answer , to distract from their imcompetence, the Mayor bans Alchohol. What a complete joke.

Michael Krumstets, London, Britain

It's always somebody elses fault isn't it.

Why can't the people of our once great country take responsibility for once in their life and admit that they were in the wrong,after all it wasn't Boris who made them drink was it.

It doesn't suprise me to hear Bob Crow talking rubbish again

Andrew Lewis, Towcester, United Kingdom

Since everybody who took part in this party will have a Facebook page it's very easy (and legal) for the police simply just to collect the photo's of everyone who was a member of the party group. Match their faces up with an CCTV footage and arrest them ALL. It should be done by the end of the week.

Martin, Bristol, UK

regarding last nights drunken revelry--it was bound to happen
there are seldom wild alcohol fuelled activities on the tube under normal circumstances--and one person sipping from a can is barely a problem--this now with it being a "taking away of a privelege" was boundTo cause an immediate uprising

terence, ilford, uk

Oh dear, the unions are trying to make a political point and they just look like the fools that they are.

It is about time they woke up and lived in the 21st century and thought of the wider picture rather than their little blinkered view of how they can score a brownie point.

Mike, trie, france

"RMT, the network’s biggest union, blamed the chaos on Mr Johnson and said his plans were "imposed with haste without consultations"." - EXACTLY what our leaders need to do to get our country moving again - ACT!

Alex McGregor, Plymouth, UK

I cannot believe that blame can be laid at Mr Johnson's door. He introduced a sound measure that will make travel better for the vast majority of people (who actually needs to booze on the Tube?). The response to that only proved how sad, mindless, and thoughtless the drinkers are.

Dr. Denis MacEoin, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

It's a totally pointless ban, which has created an issue, not solved one. The party just proves that the more you ban something, the more people are going to want to do it. Encouraging responsible behaviour is more effective than banning irresponsible behaviour.

Ella, London,

What a sad state our society is in. Is this how we now hold protests, we get drunk? Any excuse to get wasted and have fun, I bet most people there didn't even care about what the protest was about.

david, salisbury,

This was a party for selfish, brain dead, idiots, as illustrated by the pic above. All they did was inconvenience other Londoners.

And Crow's reaction is absurd. It should be obvious there's no place for alcohol on public transport. All it does it fuel aggressive anti social behaviour.

Simon , London, UK

HEADLINE: Times Online capitalizes on inevitable interface between yob culture and petty politics. Look down and see ad's look right and see titillation and distractions. The headline worked.

Masopher, London, UK

I've never been threatened or felt threatened by booze on a tube train, but I'll happily join in the right wing Bob bashers and Boris lovers and say hang'm, flog',m and do anything else unpleasant to anyone younger than me who I don't like the look of. (I'm 67)

David Hooper, Chafford Hundred, UK

Typical of the leftist unions!! Blame Borish Johnson who is doing his best to make
the railways safe for people to travel without having to put up with drunks around them.

Just the same as parents blame anyone but themselves for their thuggish children's acts of violence.

Shame on you!

wooram, alicante, spain

Incidents like this prove the necessity for Boris' anti-alcohol policy. Boris shouldn't be blamed for this, instead he should be thanked that this sort of thing can't happen again now that the ban has been imposed. This ban became necessary because of a small minority who are a disease to society

Iain Smith, London,

What about the Unions asking for an apoolgy from the drunks who assaulted and spat at them, or am I missing the point here.

Pathetic political grandstanding.

Jason, Staines, UK

what an absolute disgrace these people are, a classic example of the booze culture that makes this country such an unpleasant place to live. Very sad.

ludovic noir, London, uk

Transport Police appear to think the ban on drinking alcohol on London's transport will have a positive effect whilst all the union leader can say is 'i told you so' on an event well publicised on the last night of drinking. What will his attitude be if the ban works?? say it was his input.

Davey, Romford Essex, UK

Bob Crow makes me want to vomit. He'll happily harm millions and reduce our national income by hundreds of millions pounds, with his egregious strikes over simple points-of-principle, yet insult one of his subscribers and the toys fly out of the pram. It's enough to make a Sandinista vote Pinochet.

Jonathan, Baldock, UK

Bob Crow should apologise to Boris for trying to score cheap points and failing to blame the organisers of the trouble or the police for getting the manpower levels wrong for the night. Bob Crow needs to stand up and represent his union members that are assaulted every night by drinkers on transport

Colin, London, UK

How extraordinary that a Union leader should blame Boris Johnson not the misbehaving morons who made life miserable both for his members and innocent of members of the public. If ever there was an argument against an alcohol ban on public transport, yesterday's events rended it null and void.

sheridan swinson, leominster, united kingdom

Having a can of lager on the way to town on the tube was a pleasure for me. More fun that reading all those crap insurance / vitamins adverts. I dont believe for a second that drink related problems will decrease by even 1% with a alcohol ban - its the copius amount of drinking before and after too!

tom, london, UK

Demanding an apology from Boris or the party organisers is completely ridiculous. The only people who should apologise are the small number of people involved in violence. The tube party was a great event and held in good spirit by most people. I've never seen drinking on the tube as a real problem.

James, London,

To those who are attended the party, one question. How would you folks feel if people would party outside your place and throw a bottle through your window? Don't do onto others what you don't want others to do onto you. Unless people already forgot the Golden Rule.

Michael, London,

Well done Boris! One night of a small inconvenience, but now Police can eject any yobs drinking on the tube and pre-empt God knows how many incidents before they occur.

I don't believe tube workers whinging anyway.

AN, London,

Full support for Boris! Senseless criticism of good policies is typical of Labour activism.
How about the smoking ban on the Tube? Why is policing smokers easier and better accepted by the unions than policing drunkers? Shame on the unions!

Paul, Richmond,

British are a bunch of alcoholics they just dont know it cause booze is so cheap. Go to the hospitals and see the amount of alcohol related incidents there is. Go to Europe and see if any of the Europeans smash things, urinate and fight in public..........a very, very small minority if any.

Sam, cheltenham, England

For crying out loud, when are the unions going to grow up?

They look for any excuse to whinge, and always at any target!

This week alone we've had the GMB protesting against M&S because of Northern Foods redundancies! Eh??

Now the backward RMT are angry at Boris and his ban!

What on earth??!!

Laura Roberts, London, United Kingdom

Arranged through facebook? Geeks and booze. A deadly mix.

Vince De Silva, Liverpool, England

Typical of the idiot Labour Party and Union Leaders. Yobs and hooligans behave despicably and the person who is brave enough and sensible enough to ban drinking on the tube is asked to apologise. Once again the criminals get away with it and those who act responsibly are blamed.

Coffin Dodger, Manchester, England

Don't apologise Boris. You got it right by moving to take alcohol off the Underground trains. Crow and co would prefer to consult rather than take action when warranted.

James, Wellingborough,

Chris, people like you run this city, and that's the problem. If it's so easy, mate, you should give up your day job and take on the task of removing drunks yourself. As a librarian I see security struggle to remove drunks when they start harassing us. Thousands must be employed to implement this.

BY, London, UK

So we must presume that Bob Crown was against the drinking ban? He should resign. He is not fit to lead a union.

Martin, Telford, UK

The point proved last night is that Mr Johnson is unbelievably clumsy and utterly inept.

Drinking on the tube was never ever a significant problem.

I'm not condoning violence/ abuse at all; last night was about making the point that the electorate won't suffer idiotic, timewasting laws in silence.

Joe public, London, UK

Of course Bob Crow is really having a go because Boris is Conservative.

If Crow had guts he would openly support Boris's attempts to get rid of the drunken yobs who haunt so much of our cities and press for the organisers of the party to apologise for what they must have known would happen.

David, Sutton, UK

I think Bob loves it. Blame someone else not the perpetrators..Obvious

pau, Bracknell,

I live in the civilised north of the country, so what happens on the Tube is of little daily interest. But I thought the Underground we were talking about was the public transport system of that name, not some kind of unauthorised, unlicenced vehicle for should-be members of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Colin, Chester, UK

The Bob Crow blames Boris instead of the organisers of the party? That's rich!

Looks like blatant opportunism from Bob Crow. Maybe he senses a Mayor that he can't push around so much. Maybe Bob puts postering over the needs of commuters.

John Begoode, Welwyn Garden City, UK

Chris wrote ..."And please explain to me why, if London Underground can enforce a smoking ban on the Tube, it can't also enforce a drinking ban?"

Because whereas the no smoking ban is punishable by fines, Boris forgot to include any sort of punishment to help enforce the drinking ban.

Guy, London, England

Hmm, this kind of proves Johnson's point, doesn't it?

And please explain to me why, if London Underground can enforce a smoking ban on the Tube, it can't also enforce a drinking ban? It's the same principle.

If Crow's workers are too inept to enforce the ban, I've got an idea: Let's replace them.

Chris, London, England

No way was Boris responsible for the bad behaviour. They have just proved how right he was!

Rosemary, Liverpool,

I agree with Lyn from Manchester! :)

Peter, Norwich, Belgium

I just wish people in the UK would stop winging and whining!

S Reid, Paris, France

The article seems to be blaming Facebook for this...I didn't read a single note about this on that website but avoided travel on the Tube last night because it was *obvious* this was going to be the reaction.

C'mon...human nature, people...!!

Taz, High Wycombe,

only 17 arrests? isn't that about normal for saturday night in a big city? well done everyone, wish i could have been there!

jean, london,

Who on earth wanted to attend a party on the Underground anyway?

The rationale behind the ban is admirable but in practice it is unlikely to change very much. Very few but the committed alcoholics drink on the tube anyway. Consumption en route was never the problem.

Sonal Sodha, London,

Im sure Boris did not organise the parties?!?! Therefore it is surely the fault of any organiser/security for not containing the drinking,

Matt, Leicester,

I am no londoner, but I salute you BJ for making tube and train tips a little bit safer; perhaps I might visit and go shopping sometime soon. These lunatics have had their final tube booze up.

C Smith, Guildford, UK

The funny thing ! there is still alcohol advertisement in the tube... should that be a good ban, that without limiting our freedom will do good ! ... but then there is all the advertisement money involved ...

T, London,

I wonder what the statistic is of crime on public transportation compared those arising from drinking ON public transportation. I would guess the number as being those who were arrested last night. Boris clearly has got his priorities wrong -- there are greater problems in London to fix.

Mike, London,

Surely what happened last night proves that Boris was right to implement the ban? The events last night seem to have proved that allowing alcohol on the tube is a bad thing. The blame Boris for addressing exactly the problems that occurred last night seems rather counter-intuitive.

Tom H, Stockport,

Kudos to Mr Johnson for the ban, it seems that given the behaviour of people on the eve of the ban tube staff will have a much better environment to work in going forward.

Jeremy, London,

@Murray, LONDON,

And why ever not, Murray? Do we not have freedom of speech? Or do you want to restrict the very "shivil liberteesh" the drunkards were stammering on about in the Tube?

Howard, Manchester,

I say good for Boris to ban alcohol on the tubes. Britain is fast becoming a yob society. So many stabbings and deaths. Having a party to celebrate is one thing, violence, vandalism and assault is unacceptable. Maybe Boris should have organised police protection in preparation of this event?

Stuart, Solihull,

I also agree we should bring back public flogging for clear cases of drunken violence. Such punishments are brutal but not as brutal as drunken chavs who stab and beat us to death almost every damned day.

Lyn, Manchester, UK

All the people not from London should refrain from commenting. Don't talk about things you know nothing about.

Murray, LONDON,

The behaviour of people at this party just proves that Boris is right in banning public use of alcohol. I also like having a few drinks when having fun with riends, but clearly Londoners can not do so without going ape! This does not occur on the same scale anywhere else in the UK!

Eugene, St. Albans,

Boris apologise? total rubbish. If anything last night's events proved the point as to why we need to have an alcohol ban on public transport. In actual fact, we should extend it to more public places like they do in Australia or the USA. The party has gone too far and it is time to get a grip!!!

Gianni, Islington,

i have no problem with people drinking on the tube, however i say well done Borris... don't blame him for other's actions
we voted him knowing this was one of the first things he intended to do so people should stop moaning...

mike, west london, uk

Banning booze on the tube is a good idea. Having a last gasp bash before you do is naive and inept and the outcome was all too predictable.

Michael Patterson, Birmingham, UK

And why did the 'yoofs' react to the ban in this way? Because they knew full well that they'd get away with it. With no effective judicial system in this country, we're over run with immature, selfish, pig ignorant vermin. Nice try Boris. Too bad that you're on your own for now.

Kevin, W-s-M,

I was there all evening. My friends and I all donned suits, hats and gowns, determined to show that it's possible to drink and be civilised. A very small number of people were unpleasent and whilst this is indefensible, the way that they have been allowed to dominate the news agenda is troubling.

PM, London, UK

I commend Boris Johnson on this move. Next step- ban street drinking like they do in Australia. Only places you can drink are in licensed premises. It is truly suprising that Brits don't understand that drink fuels anti-social behaviour. Limit the fuel, fire can't ignite as quickly. Simple really.

Lee, Westminster, UK

And if this had been done on Red Ken's watch the unions would be falling over themselves to sing his praises.

C. Heathcote, Tonbridge,

perhaps in view of TFL and associated union asking for an apology from Boris, maybe we should be asking for an apology from these people for providing us with a woefully under achieveing service. alas, that will never happen!!

darren, london,

This violence was probley cooked up by left wing loots.

Good on you Boris.

G McClure, London,

There are already measures in place to remove people from trains who are causing a problem.

The ban isn't going to stop people getting on a train after they've been out drinking, so I fail to see how it's going to make any difference.

Adam, London,

Shows just how selfish, inconsiderate & thoughtless young people are today.
Max Webber, Sawbridgeworth, UK

An awful generalisation and this poster should be ashamed of himself. He should remember that the young people he maligns are the ones who will be supporting him in his retirement.

Andrew, London,

I was there from start to finish and it was brilliant fun. Everyone was just having a good time. The papers have blown it out of all proportion and have completely sensationalised the whole event.

james allen, london, england

I work with the Underground and I fully support the move of banning alcohol on public transport in London. As much as Union Leader, Bob Crow and some other of my London Underground colleagues I discussed with on the issue feel it will be a difficult policy to implement, I feel it is a perfect step.

KK, London, UK

A smoking ban is the same as a drinking ban? I think not. You can drink on transport without upsetting others, even when it's busy.

As to whether Boris was right to implement this, I'm not sure. Was it a significant problem? Aside from last night, that is.

Matt, Birmingham,

Presumably all these so called "party goers" were not the typical hoodied,socially deprived,council estate yobs that we normally associate with vandalism and stupid behaviour.No these people, for want of a better expression were trendy,socially undeprived,monied sheep.Facebook,should be "Loser Book"

david miller , wirral, uk

Well, of course it was Boris's fault. And all those victim's, dead, dying or injured? It was their fault, too, for getting in the way of the knives, guns, boots... And people who get mugged in the streets - they coud stay indoors where they belong, right? Fair's fair, right?

Right.

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Eileen O'Conor, Cordoba, Spain

Is this what Great Britain has come to? They should all be banned.

Danny, Lancaster, UK

when you give your vote for a stupid, stupid things happen... I am not surprised.

Michael Moura, Guildford, Surrey

People have looked at 101 possible causes for the problems this country faces. Everything from lack of respect for the elderly to an education system out of tune with youth culture. Our country is an alcoholic country and like every wino its tries to find anything to blame except its precious booze.

Sam, Ramsgate, Kent

The RMT's comments are nothing but opportunistic politically driven bile. They should be thanking Boris for the hassle their members will be saved in the future.

Oliver Chettle, Bedford,

Peppe, please don't patronise people for disagreeing with you. Drinking does invade other people's space. It smells, and it creates justified fear.

Oliver Chettle, Bedford,

Does your foot hurt Mr Crow? You just shot yourself!
Keep it up Boris. More sense than the excessive spending.?

0, Oxford, EGLAND

Don't take it out on Boris - this seems a perfectly sensible policy. I felt totally intimidated by a drunk on a train, and would appreciate public transport operators being able to kick them off. Blame the idiots who did this, not Boris.

Meg, Pembs,

Another example of how out of touch Labour are? Unions should be banned from public service.

steve tea, manchester, cheshire

I agree with Chris except for one small point. Chris, the LRT workers do a very good job, generally speaking, and do not need replacing. The ones to be moved out are the empty-headed union "leaders" misguided enough to seek to make poloitical capital out of a sound policy.

Richard G GIBBONS, Blackpool, England

Absolutely agree that this proves Johnson's point. And the way the way the RMT talks about being unable to police the policy makes one think that drinking must be rife on the tube.

How many civilised individuals are unable to last a whole tube journey without a drink?

Ben, London,

15 mins of fame for Bob Crow - shame he's highlighting how out of touch he is with public sentiment.

Paul, ipswich, UK

Funny. I never though that politicians had responsibility for everyone under them. Does that mean that if I break a law brought in by Broun, he gets in trouble?

David, Cambridge,

I'm really surprised to see people that actually support this useless ban and to see they fail to understand the difference between smoking and drinking on public transport. Smoking clearly disturbs everyone, one person drinking from a can, whether it is alcohol or not doesn't invade your space.

Peppe, London, England

Bob Crow should perhaps be asking for an apology from the people who did the spitting etc, and the clowns who organised this 'event'. It seems perfectly reasonable to ask people not to drink alcohol on public transport.

Saul F, Manchester,

Why should Boris apologise to people over implementing a sensible law? I don't even like the man, but its the people that had the 'sense' to damage trains, vomit and abuse staff that should apologise. If anything, yesterday shows exactly why booze should be banned on the tube!

Simon, London, UK

How is this Boris' fault? It is the fault of thosewho caused the damage and assualted staff.

Union leaders being idiotically political

Andrew, Cambridge,

Well done Boris, London is finally going to return to the hands of the majority rather than the minority. As a Father I can now once again take my children to see a West End show without the fear of being harrased by violent drunks. Next Step, random knife searches on London Underground.

Laurence, Chichester, UK

Why does the RMT say Boris should apologise? Maybe the next best thing Boris can do is ban the RMT or better still for the RMT to replace Mr Crowe.

If the RMT concentrated more on assisting the London network to be a world-class service then maybe there would be sympathisers.
Boris 1-0 RMT

Graham, Birmingham,

I note how few of the commenteers are actually from London.

GF, London,

Six stations closed, 4 tube drivers, three staff, and two police officers assaulted & 17 arrests.
Yet because this is Middle Class fun there is little condemnation. 200,000 fans plus drink at the Uefa Cup and 40 arrests is pretty good. However they are football fans so they are all condemned?

Scott, London,

Johnson's only mistake was to warn of the ban in advance. He should have banned drinking on public transport with immediate effect.
I cannot understand why anyone would want to drink on the tube - it is revolting having to stand or sit next to someone drinking beer or wine on the Underground.

John Austin, London , England

What's wrong with you people? Does nobody like to party any more?

garry, Newbury,

Boris did absoluetely the right thing. However he should have given more thought to the implementation part of it.

Chris, London, UK

Ever cringed when admitting you're British??

Scribbler, Woodbridge, Suffolk

I'm not defending what people did last night. I thought it would have been fun to get together with a couple of friends to say we drank on the tube the last night.

Cory, London, England

If you're thirsty, what's wrong with water or a soft drink. Would you want to be sitting next to someone looking intoxicated and smelling of alcohol?

joe, london,

I voted Conservative for the first time since 1992 last month for the Mayoral election. And I support the booze ban (and enforcing it, which we haven't heard about yet). But it has become quite clear in the last month that this man is not a man of his word. He doesn't take this seriously.

Janet Carter, Stanmore, London,

something tells me this has little to do with getting inebriated, but is really a show of how much some londoners dont like boris johnson. i also get the feeling that the alcohol problem will be much more exacerbated during the period when people cant be charged for drinking on the trains ...

bing crosby, bing, crosby

Im sorry to say this and i feel bad that people were assaulted. Yet i wish i had been there; it sounds great. It was a one time rebellion and a memory all those that went will have. It's not Boris's fault for goodness sake. It's an excuse for the youth to have a party!

emily, london, england

A fine example of British Twenty First Century bad behaviour. Blame the yobs, not Boris!

D.E. Maskery, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire

If those people had really wanted to make Boris look bad, they would have behaved themselves impeccably. Even then, there would have been little, if any logic in thinking that Boris made a bad call. Instead, they have given Boris his first major success since taking over. All hail Saint Boris!

Stewart, London, England

How on earth can people say that last night is proof that there should be a drinking ban? It was a one-off, in RESPONSE to it; hardly standard Tube activity. For one night only, people went a bit mad, and it'll never happen again. The biggest issues are with people who drink FIRST, not ON the tube.

Robyn, London, England

Bob Crow should apologise for setting his members against a sensible rule. Look at the second picture. Should these people even be allowed on the underground?

PaulD, Essex,

Credit to all those who organised the party, and carried forth the time honoured British tradition of thumbing our noses at the dreary authoriarians and bureaucrats. Its telling that Boris, a self described libetarian should bring in such a daft dictum, even if it is un-enforcable.

Nick Flynn, Brighton, UK

We all know the GMB and all these looney left-wing members of the London public hate anything to do with the Conservatives. So why exactly ARE we surprised??

It's a no-brainer that banning alcohol on London Transport should have been done years ago.

Maybe GMB's jealous Boris' has intelligence.

Drew, Nottingham,

I'm sure the folks who made pigs out of themselves last night will feel ashamed today.

Boris Johnson did the right thing and has no reason to be ashamed.

Mark, Maidstone, UK

All very 17th century!

Chris Gillibrand, Brussels, Belgium

The timing, location and intent was well advertised in advance. The risk was obvious.

WHY WERE THERE NOT ENOUGH POLICE TO ARREST ALL PARTICIPANTS BEHAVING UNREASONABLY........ or is Ian Blair happy to see Boris get the blame!!!!!

Robert, London,

The Times headline is misleading enough: I assumed Boris had organised the so-called party himself!! Most people would prefer to travel safely without the worry of being confronted by anyone who is drunk. The 'moderation' argument doesn't stand up if you're drinking in a lurching carriage.

Nick , Wolverhampton, UK

I cannot believe in this day and age that liquor was even allowed to begin with on public transportation such as buses and subways. It is about time this was done and I hope that enforcement is strict, no one should have to put up with drinking hooligans in such public places. Bravo to the new rule

Chris, Royston, Canada

Boris rushed his drink ban in so he could have an early demonstration of his 'Doing Good For London'. Had he consulted the public, or even started one of those 'wasteful PR efforts' to promote the idea first, this could have been avoided. So all he's proven is his ham fisted 'management' style.

John, Banbury, Oxfordshire

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The drunks proved Mayor Johnson correct.
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avraam jack, alexandria,vaginia, usa

I was on the tube for most of the evening. People I spoke to were having a good time and being responsible, and protesting in a good natured way, because they felt strongly that the ban was wrong. Unfortunately there will always be the ones who take it too far and give the rest a bad name. Annoying.

Emily, London, UK

They allowed all these youngsters to pile onto claustrophobic trains loaded with alcohol with the intent of getting leathered - and did nothing to prevent it despite the obvious risks?
Should have been stopped on health and safety grounds.
Sound like the RMT is trying to divert attention.

Phill, The Wirral, England

I was one of the organisers for One Final Tube Booze Party. Out of thousands of people, a tiny minority got out of hand. Some people were there to protest, some to just enjoy themselves.

Isn't it funny how Boris targetted student voters during his campaign and already he's screwed them over?

Jennifer McKean, London,

Is big news in Italy — 'Alcoholism it's endemic in the UK'.
From a continental European, they all look like a bunch of repressed kids. I agree with the ban — I don't like uncivilized, rowdy people in the bus or tube. I support Boris — clean-up London once for all.

M2, London,

How, exactly, is this Boris' fault? British people always jump to blaming the first figure of authority they can think of.

JD, Solihull, UK

Okay, I agree that Boris made a bad decision. However, I feel that the Londoners could have rebelled without the assaults and vandalism.

Di, Toronto,

Boris Johnson should have just been more careful with the implementation of the new law. It may be a good idea but implemented badly only leads to chaos, the unions have a right to be angry at being asked to do unreasonable things as it does put their people at risk.

Tim, London,

Absolute proof that Britains yob-culture is not primarily found in the youth. The tube demonstration is a fine example to the disgusting behaviour of Britons in public (no offence to those who did behave, obviously this doesn't apply to everyone). We need Boris to fix what is evidently needed.

Jamie, London, England

Just goes to show why alcohol needed to be banned on the tube. If one cannot forego alcohol for the duration of a tube journey then you DO need medical help and should seek it.

David, London, UK

Oh, for pity's sake, grow up Union leaders, this isn't Boris Johnson's fault - it's the fault of the idiotic Brits who can't function in life without booze and who can't take responsibility for their actions.

Helen, Virginia, USA

How on earth is this Boris' fault? If anything, the "party-goers" did themselves no favours by their behaviour. I am thrilled this has come into place.

Rebecca, London,

If thousands of cannabis users had agreed to meet up and consume cannabis on the tube, the riot police would have been in attendance.

As it was, it was "only" alcohol, and a small amount of collateral damage is only to be expected, right?

Standards? I'll have a double?

http://cannazine.co.uk

Ian, Cardiff, Wales

Boris was bang on target, and banning alcohol on public transport was long overdue. How can Crow try pin the drunken behavior of a gang of idiots on the mayor ? It's time to weed out those like Crow who like to pass around blame rather than take a little resposibility themselves !!

Pete, London,

What is wrong with these people. I saw the news and many looked educated and quite well off, not out of work barely literate yobbos who fall within the category of feral. Is drinking the only thing of importance in their life? How empty, shallow and stupid they are.

Joannah, London,

It's a shame that this event turned out to prove that Londoners indeed can't be trusted to drink in the tube... On the other hand one wonders, if the constant flow of new restrictions and prohibitions in the UK is not just what drives people to this sort of excess.

Adrian, London, UK

I notice that all these replies except one are from people who don't know anything about London and don't live here - including from as far away as Dubai.

Boris is a clown who doesn't understand the spirit of London. I enthusiastically support all those who revel in defiance of his idiocy.

Tom in London, London,

I don't understand the logic of the Unions.
Currently there are issues with drunks on Tube.
Solution is to ban booze on Tube
Day before ban a lot of people get drunk on Tube and run riot
Surely the only problem was that the ban should have been introduced earlier.

Sour grapes.

John Holmes, Glasgow,

Keep up the good work Boris! - If the transport union members choose to be identified with this lawless drunken mob then they are in the wrong job. These are just the kind of self-obsessed morons who disgrace the rest of their countrymen. They should all be deeply ashamed of their antics.

Kaydeeem, Altrincham, England

How could anyone in their right mind blame the one person who tried to put a stop to this sort of thing. It's this sort of twisted logic that is destroying this country. Why not just blame the thugs who committed the crimes? (And, perhaps, their parents!) Boris for PM!

Stewart, London, England

I agree with what has been said here, but if this had happened under Livingstone's watch, this comment section would be filled with rabid crowd baying for Livingstone's scalp. You know it's true.

Janet, Harrow, UK

Typical comment from Bob Crow, this man does not care about passengers and is sorry to see his friend Ken go. It's not Boris Johnson's fault, it's the fault of irresponsible people who have nothing better to do. If only they could be this passionate with worthwhile causes.

Charlie, London,

just like the hopeless wannabees on the apprentice its not my fault...its boris or my parents or my teacher or the govnt or...this is what is wrong with the country in a nutshell.. noone takes responsbility for what they do...it is always someone elses fault..aaarrgghhhhhhhh take responsibility!!!!

phil durrant, york, england

How can anyone blame Boris. Just proves the point even more that drinking on the Underground, etc. should be banned.

pauline horan, ashford kent,

Boris is not at fault!! Just the irresponsible drunken idiots.

A total ban on all public areas of alcohol is a good thing.

And a 100% zero tolerance. Boris has the right idea, tackle the small crimes as well as the big ones as did Juiano in New York!!

"Go for it Boris!! You're on the right track!

Laura Lian, wells, somerset

Poor logic Peppe of London

A fellow traveller choosing to play with himself, or pee into a beer glass a few seats away is neither invading my space nor harming me, but that doesn't mean such behaviour should be tolerated in a public place. Decent people will feel the same about public drinking.

Gordon Alexander, Frome, UK

What rubbish! Just shows precisely why Boris has suggested the ban on alcohol. Shows just how selfish, inconsiderate & thoughtless young people are today. Well done Boris. Keep up the good work.

Max Webber, Sawbridgeworth, UK

Blame everyone except the people who cause the trouble. Easy to blame one person than be strict and prosecute the mindless yobs on the tube causing the trouble. Bring back public floggings for yobs, charge for us to watch it and use the money to lower the price of petrol.

S , Harrogate, UK

The behaviour of this irresponsible individuals is a clear example why the necessity of this ban was long overdue.

How about Union leaders calling on the party organisers to apologise to London Underground staff!

Tess, Kensington,

Perhaps they should kick out the people out who had a good time but can't remember throwing up or assaulting someone...obviously they can't handle a few drinks as usual?

paul, poole, Dorset

Why blame Boris? Blame the people who behaved abusively and got drunk.

I am so glad I live abroad. Dubai is far more civilised: no drunks in public (they get locked up and then kicked out), little knife crime, no hoodies or angry teenagers.

And no Labour Party.

Robert, Dubai, UAE

Bob "I'll make sure there are strikes until the tube is re-nationalised" Crow is your source here, of course he's going to go after Boris rather than blame those who organised it! I still think it's a good idea, and Crow can keep whinging and passing blame wherever he likes.

Josep Casey, London, UK

Exemplifies the problems with today's society.
If you get drunk, harass staff, damage property; it's not your fault - it's Boris Johnson's.

Paul, Singapore,

Rubbish it's irresponsible individuals and the booze culture of today's society. Makes one so proud to be British.

Claire , London, UK

Boris Johnson is probably saying: "I rest my case!".

Rose, Surbiton-Surrey, UK

I for one will feel a lot safe now I don't have to sit in fear on an undergound carriage with some lout swigging from a bottle of
Romanee Conti,
Thank you Boris.

champagne charlie, London, UK

That's ridiculous-it's nothing to do with Boris who wants no alcohol on public transport. Everyone always looks for someone else to blame.

jb, BUCKS, United Kingdom