*** GREAT NEWS +++ Minimum Pricing for Alcohol to be Introduced in Scotland

Flap Zappa wrote:
more people these days enjoy a drink at home as pubs are dire places. Why should those who don;t have a drink problem be penalised to stop those that do.
poor people wont be put off by the price, they will just cut out something else to pay for it.
I wouldnt be surprised if people set up the equivalent of booze cruises to pop over the border and fill up a van with cheap booze to sell on.

fatbob5 wrote:

Flap Zappa wrote:
more people these days enjoy a drink at home as pubs are dire places. Why should those who don;t have a drink problem be penalised to stop those that do.
poor people wont be put off by the price, they will just cut out something else to pay for it.
I wouldnt be surprised if people set up the equivalent of booze cruises to pop over the border and fill up a van with cheap booze to sell on.

In what way are they dire ?

Flap Zappa wrote:
most are awful. I thought the reason I don't like pubs was because of the smoking, but after the ban I found out it was the pubs themselves I don't like.
Quiet pubs are dull as ditch water and rowdy pubs are just too rowdy. And pubs that show football are the dregs.
A few do good live music, but most don't.
and of course today they are way too expensive to enjoy a night out