Record levels of alcohol illness (U.K)

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Not suprising

People drink far too much these days.

[David S]

OK here are some of the proposed solutions from the article. The first one in bold calls for more regulation presumably higher taxes on booze. To me that equates to more government regulation of people's lives. The second one in italics is not so bad, education on the ill effects of drinking. Although I would prefer a government that just leaves people alone.

"Professor Ian Gilmore of the Royal College of Physicians said: "Whilst today's figures are shocking they are not really surprising."

He questioned whether current measures to reduce alcohol misuse were enough.

"There is going to be a need for regulation. The drivers of alcohol-related health problems are price and availability."

He said alcohol was too inexpensive and readily available in supermarkets around the clock.

A Department of Health spokesperson said: "We know that alcohol misuse has a devastating effect on millions of lives each year. And that is why we are working with the drinks industry, police and health professionals to increase awareness of the dangers of excessive drinking and make the sensible drinking message easier to understand. "

[Bono]

This is news?