And speaking of beer …

THEĀ  Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has unveiled speakers for BeerX, its celebration of British beer taking place in Sheffield this March.
Speakers on BeerX Industry Day, Thursday 19 March, are: Bob Pease, chief executive officer of the American Brewers Association; Katherine Smart, group chief brewer at SAB Miller; and David Cunningham, director of Thereā€™s A Beer For That. Speeches will be followed by a debate on how government should support independent brewers.