Where do we stand on this people?
I, for one, think it's foolhardy. Making booze pricier won't deter a soul from drinking, it'll just have a knock on effect to the other area's people spend their money on. We're a nation of idiot drinkers, making it more expensive won't solve that, we need a cultural sea change.
Where I think the move is particularly flawed isn't in relation to alcoholics, but to those who surround and are effected by their behaviour.
An alcoholic doesn't buy drink guided by reason, they are compulsed. Children of alcoholics stand to slip further into mistreatment, thanks to this.
So, I reckon it's a bad move, but what should be done?
I, for one, think it's foolhardy. Making booze pricier won't deter a soul from drinking, it'll just have a knock on effect to the other area's people spend their money on. We're a nation of idiot drinkers, making it more expensive won't solve that, we need a cultural sea change.
Where I think the move is particularly flawed isn't in relation to alcoholics, but to those who surround and are effected by their behaviour.
An alcoholic doesn't buy drink guided by reason, they are compulsed. Children of alcoholics stand to slip further into mistreatment, thanks to this.
So, I reckon it's a bad move, but what should be done?