truman Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 So how will it change the behavior of someone who earns £200k per annum? Genuine question..how many of those are having to be cleared up from the streets on a Friday and Saturday night? Isn't the idea of this to try to stop the city centre free for alls that we regularly see..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I'm sorry,you've lost me there..if supermarkets wanted to charge more for booze then they've had the opportunity..why do you reckon they'll be happy now? Don't they use less than cost price booze to get people into the shops? You must be one of the few people in the country who is not aware that the supermarkets have been asking Brown and then Cameron to do this for ages. In effect, they've been asking the government to 'price fix' - something that the supermarkets have already been fined for - in order to increase their profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Genuine question..how many of those are having to be cleared up from the streets on a Friday and Saturday night? Isn't the idea of this to try to stop the city centre free for alls that we regularly see..? It's not cheap supermarket booze that is responsible for the chaos you see on the streets every Friday and Saturday night, truman. Cheap supermarket booze is consumed at home. There is no correlation with disorderly behaviour on the streets that you see and Cameron's cheap booze tax. The people you are referring to already pay through the nose for their alcohol on a Friday and Saturday night in towns and cities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 You must be one of the few people in the country who is not aware that the supermarkets have been asking Brown and then Cameron to do this for ages. In effect, they've been asking the government to 'price fix' - something that the supermarkets have already been fined for - in order to increase their profits. Interestinngly the Scottish supermarkets appear to want to sell it for less than the minimum pricing.. http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/scotland/minimum-alcohol-pricing-supermarkets-accused-of-bending-new-law-banning-cheap-alcohol-1-2060895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 It's not cheap supermarket booze that is responsible for the chaos you see on the streets every Friday and Saturday night, truman. Cheap supermarket booze is consumed at home. There is no correlation with disorderly behaviour on the streets that you see and Cameron's cheap booze tax. The people you are referring to already pay through the nose for their alcohol on a Friday and Saturday night in towns and cities. People get drunk at home on the cheap stuff and then go out.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2926871/ http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-and-you/social-life/do-you-pre-load-before-a-night-out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 People get drunk at home on the cheap stuff and then go out.. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2926871/ http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/alcohol-and-you/social-life/do-you-pre-load-before-a-night-out If that was the case, then the establishments in towns and cities are breaking the law serving drunks and it is THEM that should pay the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbert69 Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 only the rich will afford to drink and smoke this day and age and the people thats not so well of will have to grow there own and make moon shine are buy it of the black market come on people going to smoke no matter what are drink so stop putting the price up peaple also on the streets because its cheaper to get from the beer of than the pub i think thy going the wrong way thy should lower the prices so we can go to the pub and have a good time look the boozers lay empty because no 1 can afford to go out in the past you no when it closing time 11pm every 1 got waken up if you went to bed early today its like closing time every hour of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHYTOT Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Well........The toffs are back in charge & they are starting to crack down on the poor people already! Why should the rest of the poorer people in society have to pay more for their alcohol, just because some people can't handle their booze? In the long term, this idea will solve nothing! It will only increase crime & illegal importing of alcohol! Odd then that you've ranted on about clamping down on booze on every smokng thread there's been. What a troll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Vader Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 only the rich will afford to drink and smoke this day and age and the people thats not so well of will have to grow there own and make moon shine are buy it of the black market come on people going to smoke no matter what are drink so stop putting the price up Cameron has got to pay for is 20 grand iPads and to put his 'stamp' on number 10, and to give tax breaks to himself and his friends and relatives, somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem1st Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 It seems this policy has made a comeback Minimum booze price - BBC I think it's a decent idea. While it won't stop hardened drinkers I wonder how many people have fallen onto the slippery road to alcohol dependence off the back of the cheap supermarket multi-buy deals we've seen for the past few years. If the three boxes of beer for £20 deals are legally forced up to £30-35 then I think it'll lead to a big drop in that type of purchasing by consumers. Probably too late for many people who have got hooked sadly. Minimum pricing already exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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