Scotland to raise drink-buying age - Talk Britain

Sweetpea · #1 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 10:59

The minimum age for buying alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences is to be raised to 21 in Scotland as part of a wide-ranging attempt to clamp down on binge drinking.
The Scottish government is also proposing to introduce a minimum price for alcohol and ban buy-one-get-one free supermarket promotions to discourage drinking and cut irresponsible behaviour.
The minimum price, expected to be about 40p per unit of alcohol, would increase the cost of the strongest, most heavily discounted drinks, such as superstrength cider and lager, by up to 400%.
A Scottish government source said: “We simply cannot go on allowing shops to sell superstrength beer and lager for less than the price of water.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4138239.ece

Anybody reckon it will work? I doubt it, if you want it, you'll get it.

#2 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 12:58

Shower of toss pot mother fucking wankers.

The problem is with people dinking at 10, 12, 17.

So how do these sniveling imbicilic excuses for humanity think raising the age to 21 will help?

All this will mean is that there are nopw, over night a couple of million MORE "underage" drinkers.

And another thing. If I was under 21, and in one of the Scottish regiments serving in Irak/Afghanistan right now, I would be STRAIGHT to my Co and telling him to shove his fuckin' war up his arse.

"If I am not deemed responsible enough to drink, I can not be deemed responsible enough to play in your little game of soldiers arsehole".

Hekna · #3 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 14:30

I personally think it is a move in the right direction. There are already signs all over pubs and shops stating that if you look younger than 21 you will be asked for ID or may not be served. This is just formalising it. I agree, if they want it, they will get it but hopefully this will make it a little harder. The underlying problem is the attitudes towards alcohol and I'm not quite sure how they will be able to successfully tackle that.

Mind you, I bet there will be a reduction in the number of A-Level students applying to Scottish Universities though...

Bruv · #4 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 14:36

.........The underlying problem is the attitudes towards alcohol........

Which the post previous to yours proves Hekna.

#5 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 16:53

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Originally Posted by Hekna

I personally think it is a move in the right direction. There are already signs all over pubs and shops stating that if you look younger than 21 you will be asked for ID or may not be served. This is just formalising it. I agree, if they want it, they will get it but hopefully this will make it a little harder. The underlying problem is the attitudes towards alcohol and I'm not quite sure how they will be able to successfully tackle that.

They have BLOODY strict laws NOW that say 18.

NO BASTARD TAKES ANY NOTICE!

What makes you think they will be any more successful at implementing them up till 21???

All you are going to do is give a couple of hundred 18 to 21 year olds a criminal record for having a can of beer after fighting the Iraki's for the last six fucking months.

And IF they can not drink till 21, then I suggest arresting any arse that pops a bastard before 21, and any one that drives before 21, or any one that leaves the parental home before 21, or...or...

Hekna · #6 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 21:29

Well, from my experience of 300 army guys who have not long returned from a iraq I would say that they could all do with a little less alcohol. You seem to suggest that you support the idea of people burying themselves in alcohol? I have also said for years that they should up the age limit for driving. There are far too many accidents involving young people and a fair percentage of them are over the drink driving limit.

terrywit · #7 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 22:00

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Originally Posted by Hekna

You seem to suggest that you support the idea of people burying themselves in alcohol?

I'll drink to that......

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Originally Posted by Hekna

I have also said for years that they should up the age limit for driving.

I certain in army you can drive stuff (weight & age wise) over that of the civilan can with same liceance

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Originally Posted by Hekna

There are far too many accidents involving young people and a fair percentage of them are over the drink driving limit.

more likely to be popped up on drugs.......

poppy · #8 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 22:58

No point whatsoever unless it is policed, you could make it 50, and it would make no difference

terrywit · #9 (**permalink**) 15-06-2008, 23:10

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Originally Posted by poppy

No point whatsoever unless it is policed, you could make it 50, and it would make no difference

aye their 12 & pished in this day & age*.......

pretty f'kin georgian in my book

#10 (**permalink**) 16-06-2008, 08:28

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Originally Posted by Hekna

Well, from my experience of 300 army guys who have not long returned from a iraq I would say that they could all do with a little less alcohol.

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Originally Posted by von Clausewitz

All you are going to do is give a couple of hundred 18 to 21 year olds a criminal record for having a can of beer.....

"OOOHHHHH He had a WHOLE can of beer he MUST be an alkohoolik."

And of COURSE YOU are the ONLY one around here EVER to have had experience with ....oh wait here, you KNOW some soldiers???

JUST as I thought. You have no fucking CLUE!

Well I tell you what laddie, I policed them in Portsmouth after we got back from the Falklands. You don't have to tell ME about drunk squaddies.

But why the FUCK should they be expected tro put their lives on the line at 18, when the great dictators in Edinburgh and London do not trust them with a couple of beers for another 2 years?