Nanny state

[sprayer]

Are we living in a nanny state or a dictatorship ? First there was a ban on smoking now the government are trying to ban cheaper alcohol.. Whatever happend to freedom of choice ?? why should the rest of the nation have to suffer for the idiotic few.

[Goodsoulette]

I wrote when men come home as an example. Domestic violence is at it's highest on a Saturday and a Sunday afternoon, because men come home from the pub drunk. If you think women spewing in the streets is the height of the alcohol problem then I am sure you are mistaken. I don't for one minute believe you think it is limited to that, you were just giving an example, as was I.

Half of all violent crime is committed by someone under the influence of alcohol(at weekends the rate rises to 80%). For every 100,000 of the population 20 females and 95 males are found guilty or cautioned for offences of drunkenness. Men commit the majority of the drunken crimes.

[sleepyj]

a sex ban next ;0

[Pippa68]

Yes Goodie ~ very heavy.

An alcoholic for 30 years, he would drink anything available. Up at 5.00am, drink a bottle of water, throw it up then start on the vodka (so as not to waste the booze).

He would then go down to the local newsagents, who were open at 6.00am. They would sell him Special Brew, which would be his breakfast.

He lost count at the amount of times he went into rehab. The last time was definately the last. His liver is shrivelled..

[Goodsoulette]

Blimey Pip, that explains the liver. I sympathise with you. My nan was a rotten drunk for as long as I remember up until 2 years ago. It was a shock to her body when she gave up and although, I don't think anyway, that she has irreversible liver damage, her body has gone wrong in so many ways after giving up the vodka.

Sprayer, the majority of that violent crime that is committed my the male population, is domestic abuse . We all know that most of that goes unreported too, so it's actually a very valid point I made.

[Kleiber]

....reasons to leave the country, number 348. This is no longer a "free" country. What were 2 world wars fought for? Our so-called "freedom" - freedom of speech (that went out the window ages ago!), freedom of the Press (sure - they're all in the pockets of one of the political parties!), freedom to have a cigarette if we want one (ha, ha), or a drink (ooh...you're over your 3 units a week, naughty!). And what about our glorious NHS - soon it'll be, "If you don't stop smoking/drinking/eating meat, we won't treat you" Did anyone hear Heather Mills on the radio the other day, trying to get us all to become vegans, so's we could save the planet? I've never heard such a load of old codswallop in my life (I've got nothing against vegans or veggies, by the way, it was just the way she was ranting on!)
Rant over - I'll go back to being my normal, sensible (??!!) self, now. K xx