Are Britons falling out of love with booze?

[zuludog]

Several years ago my doctor asked me to go through a lfestyle survey 'the latest idea from head office'

When it came to booze i said (truthfully!) that I would have 2 to 4 pints of bitter when I went to the pub, which was usually only one night a week; and a bottle of wine over the weekend

'Oh, that's alright', he said; 'I'm talking about proper drinking, not the namby pamby levels the department sets!'

 

[Bill Stewardson]

The whole idea of a few beers down the pub has been killed off by price.
Too many pubs went in the wrong direction by phasing out darts teams, fishing sections, Sunday morning footy teams etc.
All they are about now is getting as much money as possible for the least amount of beer, how small can a bottle of beer get ?
Truth is, drinking at home is massive, along with all the problems that go with it.
Sit in A&E during the small hours on a weekend and you will see.

 

[mikeyB]

Aye, but as I said before, A&E gives you a false picture of the real problem. That's the over forty fives, and even worse, the over 60s who form the bulk of alcohol related hospital admissions. That's the liver problems and acute pancreatitis patients from drinking wine at home with meals after a G&T or two to start. Every night. Drip, drip, drip, yellow, dead.