Alcohol could be banned on buses in a bid to crack down on anti-social behaviour on public transport, the Government has signalled.
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Telegraph on 9th Mar 2010 (via telegraph.co.uk)
SCOTLAND'S leading alcohol doctors are calling on the four UK governments to support a ban on the promotion of alcohol on social networking sites.
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Scotsman on 9th Mar 2010 (via news.scotsman.com)
One of the most common arguments I read against the government control and regulation of the currently illegal drug markets is that we have so many problems with alcohol. Were cannabis for instance to be “legalised”, authors presume its use will increase and create new social problems to rival those that alcohol inflicts.The simple counter-argument
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LiberalDemocratVoice on 30th Dec 2011 (via libdemvoice.org)
Many people still do not accept the harm that alcohol can do to their bodies, despite government campaigns, the public health minister says.
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BBCPolitics on 26th Oct 2011 (via bbc.co.uk)
Ban on public consumption of alcohol in Arbroath and Kirriemuir.
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SNP on 18th Jul 2008 (via scotland.gov.uk)
From AOLNews: Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo will announce the new Alcohol Improvement Programme at the National Alcohol Conference in Nottingham. It is hoped the £6 million* measures will help reduce alcohol-related harm. They include establishing regional alcohol managers, pulling together local information, and increasing access to specialist treatments. Twenty of the most deprived...
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Mark Wadsworth on 5th Nov 2008 (via markwadsworth.blogspot.com)
The Conservatives say they will raise the price of alcohol and ban supermarket drink promotions to help tackle anti-social behaviour.
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BBCPolitics on 7th Oct 2009 (via news.bbc.co.uk)
10 Public Social Partnerships (PSPs) to be created over the next 2 years.
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SNP on 12th Jun 2009 (via scotland.gov.uk)
MOST voters who are opposed to the Scottish Government's plans to impose minimum pricing for alcohol believe that the policy will fail to reduce excessive drinking and unf
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Scotsman on 13th Sep 2011 (via news.scotsman.com)
Some public areas of St Paul's, Bristol, will be declared no alcohol zones. Such a scheme will need to be enforced properly. Interestingly, the decision has again raised the problem of central government tying the hands of locally elected officials. St George West Cllr Ron Stone (Labour) commented that the council initially considered a city-wide street alcohol ban. However, legally the council
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nicolaswebb on 27th Oct 2008 (via nicolaswebb.blogspot.com)
ONE of Scotland's leading public health experts has called on the Scottish Government to set a minimum price for alcohol 50 per cent higher than is currently proposed.
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Scotsman on 16th Nov 2009 (via news.scotsman.com)
