THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: Supermarkets could be banned from advertising cheap alcohol under Coalition plans.
The ban, which would form part of the Coalition’s alcohol strategy, would see an end to retailers such as Tesco and Asda advertising money-off deals on beer, wine and spirits.
Promotional deals by supermarkets such as ‘3 bottles of wine for £10’ or half-price lager have been seen as contributory factors to the increase in binge drinking in the UK.
The move, which is still under discussion, would see the outlawing of TV and poster ads pushing cheap alcohol.
Supermarkets have used such advertising around ‘events’ such as football tournaments, bank holidays or Christmas in order to drive sales. » | James Hall, Consumer Affairs Editor | Sunday, March 04, 2012
My comment:
This prime minister must be the joker in the pack! Does he seriously think that abolishing deals on alcohol is going to stop the binge-drinking? All this will do is punish the decent people who enjoy a tipple.
The problem of binge-drinking starts in the home. The people who overindulge are people who haven't had a proper upbringing. They probably also do not have an extended family to sanction their bad behaviour.
What Mr. Cameron and his government need to concentrate on is how to get back to a situation in which children have a proper family and home-life. Then, and only then will children have a hope of being raised in good, solid homes; and then, and only then will children be raised with values which will enable them to eschew such debauched ways of life. Bring back the family! That will solve the problem(s) in today's sad society. Increasing taxes won't even go half way to solving them. – © Mark
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THE INDEPENDENT: Cameron to defy Cabinet and insist on alcohol price cap: Sharp increases in the price of cheap cider and beer sold in supermarkets are on the cards after David Cameron backed plans for a minimum price of alcohol. » | Andrew Grice, Monday, March 05, 2012
