THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Alcoholic drinks should be made weaker under in Britain under Government plans to tackle the "deadly problem” of binge-drinking, a health minister has said
Anne Milton warned there would not be “one silver bullet” to deal with drinking problems when the Government’s alcohol strategy is published next month[.]
But the junior health minister said one of the key goals was to “remove significant number of units of alcohol from the UK market through changes in how alcohol is produced and sold”.
“Quality above quantity is something we’re aiming to do,” she said. "We can't turn this problem around overnight but we're deadly serious about a deadly problem."
In the strategy, ministers are expected to unveil measures to increase the price of alcoholic drinks according to how strong they are. This could be done through higher taxation per unit, minimum pricing per unit or simply higher levels of duty for strong drinks. Ministers will also encourage companies to produce weaker alcoholic drinks.
Prime Minister David Cameron is known to have sympathy with the idea of minimum pricing, which medics say could save nearly 10,000 lives per year if set at 50p per unit. » | Rowena Mason, Political Correspondent | Tuesday, February 07, 2012
My comment:
This government is little better than their NuLabour predecessors. They all love nannying; in fact, it's their second nature.
I shall never vote for any party that decides to water down my favourite tipples: Scotch whisky and wine. Fie on those that try to do so!
If children were raised in families that had a good, sound relationship with alcohol, there would be no need to be discussing this. Children need to be introduced to alcohol at a young age: they need to be taught to take it for granted. They need to be taught how to live with it, they need to be taught how to be the master of alcohol, and not allow alcohol to be the master of them.
There was plenty of alcohol in my home when I was growing up. I was allowed to try everything, but in moderation. It never did me any harm. On the contrary, it taught me to be responsible. Were I to have children, they would be raised in the same way. I would NEVER hide alcohol away from them, regardless of what the government of the day thought.
ALWAYS work on one simple principle: Forbidden fruits taste the sweetest. – © Mark
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