tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post1746612599098989785..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Minimum Alcohol Pricing Folly: What Is Success?Dick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-67774921155682827962013-02-06T12:12:23.660+00:002013-02-06T12:12:23.660+00:00I noticed recently that Gold Label, one of my favo...I noticed recently that Gold Label, one of my favourite Winter tipples, is now a mere 7.5% ABV. I'm pretty sure it was over 8% not long ago, and it has been over 10%, so wot's going on? Alcohol consumption is bound to go down if the content is reduced!<br /><br />Perhaps if everyone took up home brewing..?James Picketthttp://twitter.com/fjpickettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-74913064607295739972013-02-06T10:50:25.336+00:002013-02-06T10:50:25.336+00:00An interesting theory, I'm certain that extra ...An interesting theory, I'm certain that extra VAT to be raised has crossed their minds. The exact anticipated figure may even be mentioned in the impact assessment, I'll look later.Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-27135672184284016582013-02-06T10:28:29.692+00:002013-02-06T10:28:29.692+00:00Its a tax thing?
As alcohol consumption declines ...Its a tax thing?<br /><br />As alcohol consumption declines so does the tax take.<br />So their answer is the usual one ,more tax per unit to ensure the tax take remains the same.c777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-32561467912879082442013-02-06T10:08:00.787+00:002013-02-06T10:08:00.787+00:00Two of which were key elements of the traditional ...Two of which were key elements of the traditional pub culture. About 3 years ago the self-righteous MP Paul Flynn told me that he was pleased to see pubs fail because they encourage anti-social behaviour. Probably not something he'd say in parliament, nor indeed to his constituents.prognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-68005669895093370682013-02-06T09:54:19.573+00:002013-02-06T09:54:19.573+00:00Alcohol consumption is falling and the stats show ...Alcohol consumption is falling and the stats show that. Though the stats are skewed a bit by self reporting. If you ask me how much I drink, I'll say one pint a month because I hardly drink at all - except during Drinkuary when I managed at least a shot a day. But it's nothing like that. Some months I don't drink at all, other months I might go to a number of parties. But what's my drinking level - no one knows unless they are watching 24/7 and we don't want to go there.<br /><br />Even with the self reporting, consumption is going down. But the bansturbaters don't use figures which disagree with them. They're probably using the hospital admission figures where they can twist the stats to their liking by allocating a level of drink to every hospital admission even if the admission did not involve alcohol at all. According to these stats, consumption is rising. And that's because they only look at the really drunk who come into A&E. But these are only a tiny tiny minority of the overall drinking population. And it's usually down to the actions of the bansturbaters which leads to extreme drunkedness such as restrictive licensing times, planning which concentrates pubs into one small area, etc.<br /><br />So lies, damned lies, and statistics.<br /><br />There should be no stats and there should be no nannying state. It's not a public health issue even if lots of people drink.SadButMadLadhttp://sadbutmadlad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-21354071121225291172013-02-06T09:21:37.444+00:002013-02-06T09:21:37.444+00:00Well yes, as you say, of course it's a class t...Well yes, as you say, of course it's a class thing. It's the lower orders that get smashed and cause riots, innit? You won't find the upper classes doing that sort of thing. Just look at the Bullingdon Club, our Dave's former dining club. You'd never find <b>them</b> drinking to excess and creating mayhem, would you? No, of course not. That's why we need minimum pricing - to keep the plebs in order.nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-19719822660600873422013-02-06T08:55:14.172+00:002013-02-06T08:55:14.172+00:00Of course it's a class thing. The toffee nose ...Of course it's a class thing. The toffee nose ex public school out of touch cronies who are in government can easily afford champagne and Pimms which will not be within the scope of minimum pricing. The only people it would affect are the poorest in society who can only afford cheap own brand drinks from supermarkets.Wyn Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-75868545975306848402013-02-06T02:56:49.392+00:002013-02-06T02:56:49.392+00:00Oh where is your ambition? Bark is easy, just tell...Oh where is your ambition? Bark is easy, just tell them it is the ultimate fibre source. I'm working on gravel now...Legironnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-39841403240974935612013-02-05T23:26:38.649+00:002013-02-05T23:26:38.649+00:00Quite. Don't it make you want to feed them bar...Quite. Don't it make you want to feed them bark?Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-45923202525889540792013-02-05T19:19:11.579+00:002013-02-05T19:19:11.579+00:00It's always been a class thing -- drinking, sm...It's always been a class thing -- drinking, smoking, eating... The (apparently very easy) trick is convincing the plebs that it's not.Jayhttp://nannyingtyrants.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com