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Bar Owner's 'I Won't Apologise' Stance Defends Controversial Solo Drinkers Ban

Bar owner Carl Peters defends Alibi's solo drinkers ban after 9 pm, citing safety risks, despite backlash tying the policy to Britain's loneliness crisis and sparking debate in Greater Manchester.

International Business Times UK · Nov 25, 2025

Banning solo drinkers from bars is only going to add to the loneliness crisis

FIRST PERSON: As a cocktail bar defends its policy to prohibit anyone without friends from entering under the guise of ‘safety’, Helen Coffey wonders whether it hails the death of socialising with strangers

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2025

Bar owner ‘won’t apologise’ for banning solo drinkers despite ‘furore’

Carl Peters, who runs cocktail bar Alibi, defended his policy after being criticised

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2025