Minimum Price Alcohol in Scotland

This isn't excellent news at all, if anything it's bad news. Alcoholics will find there booze regardless and if they have to pay more something like food, gas, electricity etc will play second fiddle. Expect food banks to get busier.

They would be far better putting money into educating on the dangers of alcohol excess and the booze culture in the UK than fleecing alcoholics for more money.
 
Well it will certainly be excellent news for shops in England close to the Scottish border selling alcohol. I wonder how long it will be before the first coach trip "booze cruise" from Scotland to England is arranged.
 
ColchesterFC said:
Well it will certainly be excellent news for shops in England close to the Scottish border selling alcohol. I wonder how long it will be before the first coach trip "booze cruise" from Scotland to England is arranged.
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Booze cruise to buy cheap white cider, Eyemouth to Berwick maybe;)

The alcoholics who get blootered on designer gin and fine wines will not have to pay a penny more.
 
Val said:
This isn't excellent news at all, if anything it's bad news. Alcoholics will find there booze regardless and if they have to pay more something like food, gas, electricity etc will play second fiddle. Expect food banks to get busier.

They would be far better putting money into educating on the dangers of alcohol excess and the booze culture in the UK than fleecing alcoholics for more money.
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Without knowing too much of the detail of it this has always been my concern when this topic comes up. I hope I'm wrong but the people it is targetting will, I fear, sacrifice something else before the booze......

Out of interest if a bottle of 3 litre cider is £12 how much is a bottle of wine? They'll probably just start drinking other things.....
 
NWJocko said:
Without knowing too much of the detail of it this has always been my concern when this topic comes up. I hope I'm wrong but the people it is targetting will, I fear, sacrifice something else before the booze......

Out of interest if a bottle of 3 litre cider is £12 how much is a bottle of wine? They'll probably just start drinking other things.....
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Price of a bottle of good wine will not change.
Cheap wine and spirits will increase so £10 bottles of firewater vodka will be £13 and £3.99 wine will increase by about £1. [depending on alcohol strength of course]
Standard £12 'bargain' whisky will now be £14.
Strangely I don't think it will increase the price of Buckfast but it is the white cider that causes so much damage to our vulnerable youngsters.

Caffine content in Buckfast is the problem, 15% alcohol and 15% caffine results in wired drunks, not good.
The bad monks seem quite happy to get rich by ruining folks health

Packaging deals eg 3 for £12 on wine has been outlawed in Scotland for a few years now.
 
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Lowering the drink drive limit, minimum price for alcohol. Have all the Quakers* left Somerset and gone to live in Scotland?

*Please insert here what you prefer.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Price of a bottle of good wine will not change.
Cheap wine and spirits will increase so £10 bottles of firewater vodka will be £13 and £3.99 wine will increase by about £1. [depending on alcohol strength of course]
Standard £12 'bargain' whisky will now be £14.
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Other than cider very little change then? In which case I suspect the point that people will just find the extra couple of quid from somewhere else to carry on drinking to their current levels is valid......

In my own experience kids and cheap cider doesn't last very long as it's not nice!! Loads used to drink Buckfast and 1/4 or 1/2 bottles of spirits.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Price of a bottle of good wine will not change.
Cheap wine and spirits will increase so £10 bottles of firewater vodka will be £13 and £3.99 wine will increase by about £1. [depending on alcohol strength of course]
Standard £12 'bargain' whisky will now be £14.
Strangely I don't think it will increase the price of Buckfast but it is the white cider that causes so much damage to our vulnerable youngsters.

Caffine content in Buckfast is the problem, 15% alcohol and 15% caffine results in wired drunks, not good.
The bad monks seem quite happy to get rich by ruining folks health

Packaging deals eg 3 for £12 on wine has been outlawed in Scotland for a few years now.
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its not the monks getting rich, they still view it a tonic wine and hardly ever see it in shops in England to the extent you do in Scotland. I think its the Scottish Distributor that has made a fortune selling to to Numpties TBH
 
NWJocko said:
Other than cider very little change then? In which case I suspect the point that people will just find the extra couple of quid from somewhere else to carry on drinking to their current levels is valid......

In my own experience kids and cheap cider doesn't last very long as it's not nice!! Loads used to drink Buckfast and 1/4 or 1/2 bottles of spirits.
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Buckfast is quite expensive now [about £8 a bottle] and it has been replaced by the Jakeys for cheaper versions that will now increase in price.
 
Alcoholics will always drink. It's an illness (and I've first hand experience) and sadly this will simply drive them to more extreme measures to get the money for their next drink. I understand the logic behind the decision and for the vast majority of normal people who enjoy a tipple there won't be a problem. Its the minority and the impact their behaviour is going to have that's a concern
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Alcoholics will always drink. It's an illness (and I've first hand experience) and sadly this will simply drive them to more extreme measures to get the money for their next drink. I understand the logic behind the decision and for the vast majority of normal people who enjoy a tipple there won't be a problem. Its the minority and the impact their behaviour is going to have that's a concern
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.....and many critics of the policy do not seem to understand that the alternative is to make alcohol much cheaper which of course will lead to more alcoholics.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Buckfast is quite expensive now [about £8 a bottle] and it has been replaced by the Jakeys for cheaper versions that will now increase in price.
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It's not been replaced where I live, more popular than ever.

There's a Spar near me that has one of those tall fridges that are normally full of milk but it's full of Buckfast instead. They can't keep it filled...
 
I do envisage a return of the home brewer kits.

Near to where I lived in the 70s there was shop that sold nothing but home brewery related stuff. I reckon the most drunk I have ever been in my life was after drinking a whole bottle of one my mates concoctions in a very short space of time on top of a few pints. "It's only wine" :eek:
 
ger147 said:
It's not been replaced where I live, more popular than ever.

There's a Spar near me that has one of those tall fridges that are normally full of milk but it's full of Buckfast instead. They can't keep it filled...
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Seemingly it now has to kept at the precise temperature that the modern Jakey connoisseurs expect , slightly chilled for me .:cheers: :rofl:
Price increase wont make the slightest difference, I'm afraid they'll find the money somewhere somehow.
 
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