Champagne And Capitalism

 

At present lots of politicians are expressing disgust at how much alcohol the working class are consuming. They are particularly outraged at cut-rate booze on sale at supermarkets.  None of these politicians are concerned about the owning class's consumption. Here is an example of the owning class and alcohol. 'There is a nightclub called Aura, in London, where the cheapest bottle of champagne is Taittinger 2004 at £255 for a bottle (it's £42 at Oddbins.com). The real rich won't drink this. This is what they give their servants for Christmas.' (Sunday Times, 7 July) This report goes on to say that a just-released 2004 vintage Dom champagne cost £600 a case. Not many workers will be queuing up at Asda for a case we imagine. RD