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Mstrobez 15 Nov 17 6.23pm
[Link] Law just passed in Scotland to have minimum prices on Alcohol according to units. Personally don't have much time for this as I think detterants are often used as an excuse to make more money, if someone has a problem with alcohol or addiction in any form, making the source more expensive will only make them poorer. The cycle of such example can only be a counter productive one. However I do think it shines the light on the perceptions of alcohol and the fact that essentially it is a drug. It's quite ironic that this is such a perverse concept to some yet legalising a substance such as cannabis is considered as crazy to the same people. Edited by Mstrobez (15 Nov 2017 6.24pm) We're the Arthur over ere!
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Law just passed in Scotland to have minimum prices on Alcohol according to units.

Personally don't have much time for this as I think detterants are often used as an excuse to make more money, if someone has a problem with alcohol or addiction in any form, making the source more expensive will only make them poorer. The cycle of such example can only be a counter productive one.

However I do think it shines the light on the perceptions of alcohol and the fact that essentially it is a drug. It's quite ironic that this is such a perverse concept to some yet legalising a substance such as cannabis is considered as crazy to the same people.

Edited by Mstrobez (15 Nov 2017 6.24pm)

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dorking 15 Nov 17 7.17pm
If someone is buying lots, just drive to Berwick on Tweed or Carlisle (over the border) and get it cheap with all the offers. If they ever do it in England, it will just resurrect all the booze cruises to Calais! All this does is make life even harder for alcoholics, their diet will worsen as they spend even more on booze
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15 Nov 17 7.17pm

If someone is buying lots, just drive to Berwick on Tweed or Carlisle (over the border) and get it cheap with all the offers.

If they ever do it in England, it will just resurrect all the booze cruises to Calais!

All this does is make life even harder for alcoholics, their diet will worsen as they spend even more on booze

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Southampton_Eagle At the after party 15 Nov 17 7.20pm
Originally posted by Mstrobez [Link] Law just passed in Scotland to have minimum prices on Alcohol according to units. Personally don't have much time for this as I think detterants are often used as an excuse to make more money, if someone has a problem with alcohol or addiction in any form, making the source more expensive will only make them poorer. The cycle of such example can only be a counter productive one. However I do think it shines the light on the perceptions of alcohol and the fact that essentially it is a drug. It's quite ironic that this is such a perverse concept to some yet legalising a substance such as cannabis is considered as crazy to the same people. Edited by Mstrobez (15 Nov 2017 6.24pm) The makers of Buckfast & Frosty Jack must be doing their crunch however manufacturers of meths and alcohol hand gel must be ecstatic.
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Originally posted by Mstrobez

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Law just passed in Scotland to have minimum prices on Alcohol according to units.

Edited by Mstrobez (15 Nov 2017 6.24pm)

The makers of Buckfast & Frosty Jack must be doing their crunch however manufacturers of meths and alcohol hand gel must be ecstatic.

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YT Oxford 15 Nov 17 7.53pm
Ridiculous and ill-considered (Scottish) government interference. What next; minimum pricing on chips? Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)
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Ridiculous and ill-considered (Scottish) government interference.

What next; minimum pricing on chips?

Palace since 19 August 1972. Palace 1 (Tony Taylor) Liverpool 1 (Emlyn Hughes)

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Pussay Patrol 15 Nov 17 8.34pm
I think a large proportion of smokers give up because of the cost. Saying that though alcohol is generally more expensive than in Europe and we have a big drinking culture here Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah
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I think a large proportion of smokers give up because of the cost.

Saying that though alcohol is generally more expensive than in Europe and we have a big drinking culture here

Paua oouaarancì Irà chiyeah Ishé galé ma ba oo ah

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PalazioVecchio south pole 16 Nov 17 12.57am
i love to drink. yet i think minimum pricing is a good thing. Good for society, road safety, NHS bills, health, crime statistics. teenagers, the homeless, if nothing else, it may postpone wino's getting smashed for a few hours every day. Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford
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i love to drink. yet i think minimum pricing is a good thing. Good for society, road safety, NHS bills, health, crime statistics. teenagers, the homeless,

if nothing else, it may postpone wino's getting smashed for a few hours every day.

Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford

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Stirlingsays 16 Nov 17 5.49am
Originally posted by YT Ridiculous and ill-considered (Scottish) government interference. What next; minimum pricing on chips? Good god no......I'd starve! 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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16 Nov 17 5.49am

Originally posted by YT

Ridiculous and ill-considered (Scottish) government interference.

What next; minimum pricing on chips?

Good god no......I'd starve!

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Stirlingsays 16 Nov 17 5.51am
Originally posted by PalazioVecchio i love to drink. yet i think minimum pricing is a good thing. Good for society, road safety, NHS bills, health, crime statistics. teenagers, the homeless, if nothing else, it may postpone wino's getting smashed for a few hours every day. So if you have money you can continue to get smashed. But if you are poor....the government says 'fcuk you'. I instinctively dislike that. 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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16 Nov 17 5.51am

Originally posted by PalazioVecchio

i love to drink. yet i think minimum pricing is a good thing. Good for society, road safety, NHS bills, health, crime statistics. teenagers, the homeless,

if nothing else, it may postpone wino's getting smashed for a few hours every day.

So if you have money you can continue to get smashed.

But if you are poor....the government says 'fcuk you'.

I instinctively dislike that.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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Midlands Eagle 16 Nov 17 6.29am
Originally posted by Mstrobez Personally don't have much time for this as I think detterants are often used as an excuse to make more money, Surely if the law has the desired effect it would cut the amount of money being made not increase it
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Originally posted by Mstrobez

Personally don't have much time for this as I think detterants are often used as an excuse to make more money,

Surely if the law has the desired effect it would cut the amount of money being made not increase it

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Midlands Eagle 16 Nov 17 6.33am
Originally posted by Stirlingsays So if you have money you can continue to get smashed. But if you are poor....the government says 'fcuk you'. I instinctively dislike that. The poorer members of British society don't seem to take any notice of health warnings which is one of the reasons that we are the fattest nation in Western Europe. I think that minimum pricing is a good idea and I would like to see a large sugar tax imposed on anything with excess sugar in it too
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16 Nov 17 6.33am

Originally posted by Stirlingsays

So if you have money you can continue to get smashed.

But if you are poor....the government says 'fcuk you'.

I instinctively dislike that.

The poorer members of British society don't seem to take any notice of health warnings which is one of the reasons that we are the fattest nation in Western Europe.

I think that minimum pricing is a good idea and I would like to see a large sugar tax imposed on anything with excess sugar in it too

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Stirlingsays 16 Nov 17 6.40am
Originally posted by Midlands Eagle The poorer members of British society don't seem to take any notice of health warnings which is one of the reasons that we are the fattest nation in Western Europe. I think that minimum pricing is a good idea and I would like to see a large sugar tax imposed on anything with excess sugar in it too I believe that's wrong. It's artificially restricting the choice of the individual because they have less money. This is taking yet another thing away from them and patting them on the head telling them how they should live their lives. While those with more money aren't seriously affected. Edited by Stirlingsays (16 Nov 2017 7.58am) 'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)
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16 Nov 17 6.40am

Originally posted by Midlands Eagle

The poorer members of British society don't seem to take any notice of health warnings which is one of the reasons that we are the fattest nation in Western Europe.

I think that minimum pricing is a good idea and I would like to see a large sugar tax imposed on anything with excess sugar in it too

I believe that's wrong. It's artificially restricting the choice of the individual because they have less money.

This is taking yet another thing away from them and patting them on the head telling them how they should live their lives.

While those with more money aren't seriously affected.

Edited by Stirlingsays (16 Nov 2017 7.58am)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

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cryrst The garden of England 16 Nov 17 6.43am
I don't get it as if the equation is SAY: 50p per % ABV per 1L A 500ml can of 4% lager is £1 that's what it is now. .75ml whiskey at 37% ABV is £14 app. No change The only ones it effects are the super strength beers in reality. Not many social drinkers drink them anyway. Unless the cost is way above what I worked it out on.
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The garden of England 16 Nov 17 6.43am

I don't get it as if the equation is SAY:
50p per % ABV per 1L
A 500ml can of 4% lager is £1 that's what it is now.
.75ml whiskey at 37% ABV is £14 app.
No change
The only ones it effects are the super strength beers in reality.
Not many social drinkers drink them anyway.
Unless the cost is way above what I worked it out on.

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