Alcohol minimum unit pricing

[M-J-G]

No. The minimum price rule is cited as the reason they don’t discount litre bottles of Gin in Wales, when the sand companies do, with the same product, in England. It’s not a ‘cheap’ product, just strong.

I can’t stand the stuff personally, but a neighbour keeps a stash here as he admits he likes ‘generous’ measures when he calls in.
I don’t know he gets in his car sometimes.

I meant cheap per unit.

 

[Highland Mule]

I meant cheap per unit.

Yep - hasn’t changed the price of 18 year old Highland Park.

 

[M-J-G]

Yep - hasn’t changed the price of 18 year old Highland Park.

Not my favourite but I do enjoy one.

 

[24/7 farming]

Most folk within shout of the border buy alcohol in NI anyways its cheaper than ROI already due to duty etc.
The charge will probably bring folk from a bit further afield to fill their boot every so often tho!

 

[Highland Mule]

Not my favourite but I do enjoy one.

Not mine either. Mrs HM likes the HP Dark Origin but I prefer MacAllan Fine Oak. Neither of which will be affected by minimum pricing, which is really designed to curtail the Buckfast and cheap cider generation, and is a policy I actually am quite happy with.

Highland Park Dark Origins Whisky

Highland Park Dark Origins is a new core bottling that celebrates the early days of Magnus Eunson's illicit distilling on Orkney, back before the distillery was even founded in 1798.

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The Macallan 18 Year Old Fine Oak Whisky

An 18 year old single malt, joining Macallan's Fine Oak range. The series shows off a deft balance between juicy Sherried notes and vanilla/citrus rich bourbon oak elements.

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[capfits]

And it doesn`t work or address the problem, it is gesture politics at its best.

Alcohol off-sales fall in first year of minimum pricing

The volume of pure alcohol sold per person is down 3.6% in Scotland while south of the border it has risen.

www.bbc.co.uk

They compared the 12 months after implementation with the previous 12 months - and found it led to an average price increase of 5p per unit.
The reduction in pure alcohol sold was the equivalent of 26 units annually per person - about 12 pints of average strength beer. (1 a month if you like!)
Despite the reduction in alcohol sold, the sales still equated to every adult in Scotland drinking about 27 bottles of vodka a year!!

If I remember correctly the total alcohol sold in Scotland equates to every resident man, woman and children equated to 24 units per week. Shocking when you think about it and perhaps goes someway to explain the violence and poor health outcomes that affect to many up here.

To that end the minimum pricing works particularly in newer drinkers as it costs more, and as the shop keepers are making more profit from sales, they perhaps pay more attention to being within the law.

There is of course a risk that if the unit price is set to high some may move to other stimulants with equally poor outcomes for individuals and communities.

 

[ollie989898]

I don't know how the state should tackle alcohol as an issue. It can be debilitating for many people.

I would ban gambling outright mind. All of it.

 

[M-J-G]

If I remember correctly the total alcohol sold in Scotland equates to every resident man, woman and children equated to 24 units per week. Shocking when you think about it and perhaps goes someway to explain the violence and poor health outcomes that affect to many up here.

To that end the minimum pricing works particularly in newer drinkers as it costs more, and as the shop keepers are making more profit from sales, they perhaps pay more attention to being within the law.

There is of course a risk that if the unit price is set to high some may move to other stimulants with equally poor outcomes for individuals and communities.

Some of these people just can't be helped

 

[M-J-G]

I don't know how the state should tackle alcohol as an issue. It can be debilitating for many people.

I would ban gambling outright mind. All of it.

And fags

 

[neilo]

I don't know how the state should tackle alcohol as an issue. It can be debilitating for many people.

I would ban gambling outright mind. All of it.

There’s a thread elsewhere about totalitarian control iirc...

I don’t gamble (other than farming) or smoke, but I would be totally against the idea of outlawing either. Plenty of folk enjoy the buzz of an odd flutter, without any habitual addiction.

 

[Danllan]

And fags

Been legal since the 60s, they can even marry now...

 

[holywell farmer]

In place in Wales for just over 12 Months. Just pick ours up elsewhere

Is minimum price for sprites or beer ?

 

[JeepJeep]

Is minimum price for sprites or beer ?

All of it...

 

[holywell farmer]

If I remember correctly the total alcohol sold in Scotland equates to every resident man, woman and children equated to 24 units per week. Shocking when you think about it and perhaps goes someway to explain the violence and poor health outcomes that affect to many up here.

To that end the minimum pricing works particularly in newer drinkers as it costs more, and as the shop keepers are making more profit from sales, they perhaps pay more attention to being within the law.

There is of course a risk that if the unit price is set to high some may move to other stimulants with equally poor outcomes for individuals and communities.

During the pandemic I saw people buying crates off beer in local shops probably due to lockdown and some people being layer off work with no to do other than drink sadly.

 

[holywell farmer]

All of it...

Maybe 1 thing that needs to change is the huge packs of beer that are sold, biggest is I think is 24. Pack that's a huge amount in 1 sale.

 

[JeepJeep]

During the pandemic I saw people buying crates off beer in local shops probably due to lockdown and some people being layer off work with no to do other than drink sadly.

Probably buy two crates when done half a days work...

 

[holywell farmer]

Probably buy two crates when done half a days work...

I think it's wrong the amount that can be sold, a limit is needed

 

[JeepJeep]

Maybe 1 thing that needs to change is the huge packs of beer that are sold, biggest is I think is 24. Pack that's a huge amount in 1 sale.

As long as they dont ened up rambling on a Forum let them crack on,

 

[Highland Mule]

I think it's wrong the amount that can be sold, a limit is needed

Why so? I’ve bought 600 bottles in a single transaction from Tesco before when getting sorted for a party.

 

[JeepJeep]

24 pack of shite like Fosters aint cause mass destruction between a few,