Minimum Price Alcohol in Scotland

I just foresee a bigger problem with all this. As has been pointed out, almost instantly by Val the alcoholics will still drink, they'll stop buying food, or certainly cut back on food. If those who are alcohol dependant have family, children etc then they're also going to suffer as mum/dad or both are going to have less money to spend on them.

I've seen some right poop hole houses in my time, I've seen children already suffering at the hands of alcoholic parents and this is certainly not the way forward at all for them.

Short sighted measure. Shoplifting will increase, petty theft will increase. Etc etc. Vicious circle with certain levels of society destined to become even poorer.
 
Hobbit said:
The WHO commissioned a report on alcohol consumption worldwide, the results of which suggest the UK doesn't have that big a problem.

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So we're trusting Roger Daltrey to come up with the numbers eh? Wasn't he a hell of a drinker in his day?
 
chrisd said:
So we're trusting Roger Daltrey to come up with the numbers eh? Wasn't he a hell of a drinker in his day?
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There's been some good wisecracks on here today but that one wins hands down. Chuckle I did.:)
 
Jacko_G said:
I just foresee a bigger problem with all this. As has been pointed out, almost instantly by Val the alcoholics will still drink, they'll stop buying food, or certainly cut back on food. If those who are alcohol dependant have family, children etc then they're also going to suffer as mum/dad or both are going to have less money to spend on them.

I've seen some right poop hole houses in my time, I've seen children already suffering at the hands of alcoholic parents and this is certainly not the way forward at all for them.

Short sighted measure. Shoplifting will increase, petty theft will increase. Etc etc. Vicious circle with certain levels of society destined to become even poorer.
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It's a good point but how do you break the circle. My wife works in endoscopy and regularly has patients coming in for appointments to investigate the damage drink is causing and despite needing to be nil by mouth many rock up first thing, drink in hand, clearly already drunk and then get rude and abusive when they can't have the procedure done. You need to break the cycles as you rightly describe them above and more money and resources are needed. Therein lies the biggest problem
 
Jacko_G said:
I just foresee a bigger problem with all this. As has been pointed out, almost instantly by Val the alcoholics will still drink, they'll stop buying food, or certainly cut back on food. If those who are alcohol dependant have family, children etc then they're also going to suffer as mum/dad or both are going to have less money to spend on them.

I've seen some right poop hole houses in my time, I've seen children already suffering at the hands of alcoholic parents and this is certainly not the way forward at all for them.

Short sighted measure. Shoplifting will increase, petty theft will increase. Etc etc. Vicious circle with certain levels of society destined to become even poorer.
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Yet the liver specialists in Glasgow Infirmary says that when alcohol prices go up his patient numbers go down.
As the first minister said this is one part of many strategies to try and stop the cycle of alcoholism.

BTW Westminster controls the tax duty of alcohol, it is not a devolved tax.
 
Doon frae Troon said:
Yet the liver specialists in Glasgow Infirmary says that when alcohol prices go up his patient numbers go down.
As the first minister said this is one part of many strategies to try and stop the cycle of alcoholism.

BTW Westminster controls the tax duty of alcohol, it is not a devolved tax.
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Is your comment about liver specialists just an opinion or something you read on wings? Quite frankly the comment is nothing more than utter nonsense, it's up there with some of your best dittys.

As for tax duty on alcohol, why mention it? Minimum pricing is not a tax.
 
Val said:
Is your comment about liver specialists just an opinion or something you read on wings? Quite frankly the comment is nothing more than utter nonsense, it's up there with some of your best dittys.

As for tax duty on alcohol, why mention it? Minimum pricing is not a tax.
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It was a lengthy interview on BBC News Scotland.....which I trust less than Wings ..so make your choice.;)
I mentioned the tax because a poster [assume non Scottish] asked about it.
 
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