Just watching the news now and apparently the governments medical advisor wants alcohol prices to rise by at least double to stop the countries alleged drinking problem.
It has been endorsed by George Best's physician and alcohol watch groups and they want a minimum charge for each alcoholic unit in a drink.
Now check this, and i am not making this up....... under the guidelines they want to set up a £2.89 2l bottle of cider would go up to £11. That was actually quoted on the news, i didn't make that up.
This would make Britain the most expensive country in the world for alcohol twice, maybe thrice over. Using that kind of basis a £15 bottle of vodka would go up to about £57.
Now that may be at the extreme point of their rise range but even half of that is a disgrace.
Although this is not your usual major topic for a government i actually think that if the government do this then it could lose them the next election. I know that might seem extreme as alcohol prices is not your usual election clincher but i think the back draft could be that big.
I don't go out to drink anymore as prices are high enough anyway but do this to supermarket prices and i will be teetotal forthwith. Maybe that is what they want but i don't want the option fleeced from me like that, especially considering i am an extremely moderate drinker and don't deserve to have my drinking options moderated like this.
I am expecting a strong reaction from many on this site but i think even those who don't drink that much, just on principle, must be alarmed by this as this kind of thinking could spread to other areas.