tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post6954967965631072471..comments2023-10-16T08:37:22.742+00:00Comments on An incredulous eye on the isles: A coherent policy on booze?ElectricCrofterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09495260997875836669noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-58492168487525063672008-03-24T12:42:00.000+00:002008-03-24T12:42:00.000+00:00anon 5:00 i believe that wear wolves exist and i b...anon 5:00 i believe that wear wolves exist and i believe that was what the report was actually trying to tell us;-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-31037868053466221332008-03-23T18:18:00.000+00:002008-03-23T18:18:00.000+00:00I Know this is regarding the Grampian Region but i...<A HREF="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/default.aspx?pq=S3W-8535" REL="nofollow">I Know this is regarding the Grampian Region</A> but it does sum up to me the attitude of the Authorities towards drinking, and especially underage drinking. You cannot tell me that only 7 establishments were selling booze in the Grampian area to under 18's over this 3 year period. If Scotland is to do anything about it's poor image with regard to alcohol abuse it has to start being very strict with the legislation it already has, not bring in new legislation that will be ignored as the current legislation seems to be.Captain Swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172751636564598746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-2771555700313611312008-03-23T17:00:00.000+00:002008-03-23T17:00:00.000+00:00I believe that has all been misrepresented by the ...I believe that has all been misrepresented by the media. I believe what the actual report should be is that the legal age for buying booze in an off-license could be put up in Supermarkets, though there would still be a legal drinking age of 18.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-73416840252908725552008-03-23T14:14:00.000+00:002008-03-23T14:14:00.000+00:00I used to be proud to be Scots but the more cr*p ...I used to be proud to be Scots but the more cr*p that the elected principals produce the more disenchanted I become. The lunatics are running the asylum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-6434366652392302472008-03-23T09:49:00.000+00:002008-03-23T09:49:00.000+00:00Rather unfair putting a picture of a North Lochs C...Rather unfair putting a picture of a North Lochs Councillor up without properly crediting it ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17278382.post-5709155514357033312008-03-22T20:21:00.000+00:002008-03-22T20:21:00.000+00:00Is booze bad for all?What are the medical facts?Ar...Is booze bad for all?<BR/>What are the medical facts?<BR/><BR/>Are all bad with booze?<BR/>What are the police stats?<BR/><BR/>Lets have it all by age.<BR/>And lets have what the current police policy is when dealing with drunks and the actual figures in dealing with 16-18 and 18-21 age ranges.<BR/><BR/>Temperance has its place but age alone is only a very small factor in determining what the age of drink consent should be.<BR/><BR/>I hope this is not being pushed by puritans rather than knowing professionals whose expertise we can accept as reasoned without actually implementing their conclusions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com