Banning Alcohol in Pubs And Clubs
Discussion
Following the band on smoking in pubs I have decided to form a pressure group to push for the total ban of the sale and consumption of alcohol in public. Following the arguments for the smoking ban:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4709394
It costs the NHS 1.5bn a year for smoking related illness.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/312
It cost the NHS 1.7bn a year for Alcohol related illness.
Around 40% of A&E admissions are alcohol-related. Between midnight and 5am that figure rises to 70%.
Alcohol-related accidents and illnesses land around 150,000 people in hospital each year.
So obviously anything that can be done to persuade people not to drink is a good thing.
In terms of drinking as an antisocial behaviour:
There are 1.2 million incidents of alcohol-related violence a year.
Up to 1.3 million children are affected by parents with drink problems
You can walk out of a pub if you find it to smoky. You can’t prevent someone who is drunk from attacking you.
From this evidence it is obvious the government must bring in legislation to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in public.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4709394
It costs the NHS 1.5bn a year for smoking related illness.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/312
It cost the NHS 1.7bn a year for Alcohol related illness.
Around 40% of A&E admissions are alcohol-related. Between midnight and 5am that figure rises to 70%.
Alcohol-related accidents and illnesses land around 150,000 people in hospital each year.
So obviously anything that can be done to persuade people not to drink is a good thing.
In terms of drinking as an antisocial behaviour:
There are 1.2 million incidents of alcohol-related violence a year.
Up to 1.3 million children are affected by parents with drink problems
You can walk out of a pub if you find it to smoky. You can’t prevent someone who is drunk from attacking you.
From this evidence it is obvious the government must bring in legislation to ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in public.
the bunch of miserable bastads
egomeister said:
NEWSFLASH! Gordon Brown announces that once he becomes PM he will be introducing plans to ban "fun" by 2010. He doesn't believe he will encounter much resistance to the idea as he has already disposed of all of our disposible income.
Also there will be noone left in the country to complain except a few misguided refugees
R988 said:
NEWSFLASH! Gordon Brown announces that once he becomes PM he will be introducing plans to ban "fun" by 2010. He doesn't believe he will encounter much resistance to the idea as he has already disposed of all of our disposible income.
Also there will be noone left in the country to complain except a few misguided refugees
Tis 20:10 now!
I cant see how certain smokers cant get its not the smoking itself thats the problem (although it is as far as health concerns are), but its other people around you... 
Obviously there are exception on a saturday night when some chav has had too much...
>> Edited by polus on Tuesday 14th February 20:29
Obviously there are exception on a saturday night when some chav has had too much...
>> Edited by polus on Tuesday 14th February 20:29
egomeister said:
NEWSFLASH! Gordon Brown announces that once he becomes PM he will be introducing plans to ban "fun" by 2010. He doesn't believe he will encounter much resistance to the idea as he has already disposed of all of our disposible income.
God help us all if that idiot becomes PM.. (or should I say president)polus said:
NEWSFLASH! Gordon Brown announces that once he becomes PM he will be introducing plans to ban "fun" by 2010. He doesn't believe he will encounter much resistance to the idea as he has already disposed of all of our disposible income.
I thought he was (sorry HE thinks he is)
>> Edited by scared but happy on Tuesday 14th February 20:36
BliarOut said:Er, it has been illegal to serve a person who appears to be drunk for decades.
IT WILL HAPPEN There has already been talk of restricting the amount of alcohol pubs will be allowed to serve you if you appear drunk. Don't say you weren't warned if you supported the smoking ban, Pastor Neimoller was way ahead of time in his thinking
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