Interesting article in The Times this morning, expert firm on EU law 'Lovell's' have come out stating that the SNP plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol is "likely to introduce barriers to the free movement of alcoholic beverages contrary to European law." It's nice to see a bit of a fleshing out of the specific reasons why the SNP may come up against legal difficultie...

Government plans to tackle Scotland's alcohol problems are expected to pass their first parliamentary hurdle later.

SNP ministers are under pressure to drop their plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland, as the new government announces a package of measures to tackle the pr

Scottish government plans to tackle Scotland's alcohol problems pass their first parliamentary hurdle.

The chief medical officer for Scotland dismisses claims that setting a minimum alcohol price could be illegal.

THE SNP has suffered another blow to its plans to impose a minimum price for alcohol after a Holyrood committee raised doubts about its legality.

THE SNP has finally come clean about what level the minimum price for alcohol will be set at.

CONTROVERSIAL plans to impose minimum prices for alcohol in Scotland could be implemented on a trial basis.

THE Scottish Government is likely to face a major legal challenge after it launched plans to make the country the first in Europe to impose minimum pricing for alcohol.

SNP Conference: The youth wing of the SNP yesterday lost its battle to force the government to back down on its plans to outlaw off-sales of alcohol to those under the age of 21.