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Nickbat

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Yesterday tobacco, tomorrow drink...
« on: 26 June 2009, 19:24:34 »

Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians and chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: "This study is a global wake-up call.

"We need an international framework convention for alcohol control, similar to that on tobacco, as soon as possible, to put into practice the evidence-based measures needed to reduce alcohol-related harm.

"These include increasing the price of alcohol, reducing its availability and banning advertising, and the action needs to start now."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8118475.stm

The days when you could just get on and enjoy life are fast disappearing...

 >:( >:( >:(
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Re: Yesterday tobacco, tomorrow drink...
« Reply #1 on: 26 June 2009, 19:28:00 »

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Professor Ian Gilmore, president of the Royal College of Physicians and chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: "This study is a global wake-up call.

"We need an international framework convention for alcohol control, similar to that on tobacco, as soon as possible, to put into practice the evidence-based measures needed to reduce alcohol-related harm.

"These include increasing the price of alcohol, reducing its availability and banning advertising, and the action needs to start now."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8118475.stm

The days when you could just get on and enjoy life are fast disappearing...

 >:( >:( >:(

not surprised, before long you won't be able to have a beer in your own house :-X..........one rule for them another for us......................I refrain now >:(

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Re: Yesterday tobacco, tomorrow drink...
« Reply #2 on: 26 June 2009, 19:33:19 »

Actually, I just noticed the words "international framework convention for alcohol control". That'll be part of the New World Order, then.

Scary.  >:(
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Re: Yesterday tobacco, tomorrow drink...
« Reply #3 on: 26 June 2009, 20:46:23 »

I'll have to investigate home brew
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« Reply #4 on: 26 June 2009, 20:53:50 »

the govt take very high taxes from alcohol here.. >:(

I dont think they will give up for this money ;D

even if they do, I wont >:(
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Re: Yesterday tobacco, tomorrow drink...
« Reply #5 on: 26 June 2009, 23:16:14 »

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I'll have to investigate home brew

And I will set up a still........ :D :D :D
The Americans tried Prohibition and all that did was make a lot of people rich, bit like drug dealers really :(
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Re: Yesterday tobacco, tomorrow drink...
« Reply #6 on: 26 June 2009, 23:30:00 »

Perhaps the following might well apply if a decision is made to take the proposals a step further ::) ::)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg[/media]
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« Reply #7 on: 26 June 2009, 23:54:04 »

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Perhaps the following might well apply if a decision is made to take the proposals a step further ::) ::)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg[/media]


Good post, Zulu. :y Puts things into perspective.

Whenever a government tries to impose a moral code, it is always doomed to ultimate failure.
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crazyjoetavola

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« Reply #8 on: 27 June 2009, 00:07:22 »

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Perhaps the following might well apply if a decision is made to take the proposals a step further ::) ::)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg[/media]


Good post, Zulu. :y Puts things into perspective.

Whenever a government tries to impose a moral code, it is always doomed to ultimate failure.



....and there's plenty more to come from this tawdry lot Nick  >:( - a bunch of friggin' tossers , do forgive my freedom, but I belive that they, and a fair proportion on the PLP, are taking this country to hell in a hand cart.

The sooner they're kicked out onto their financially well- padded arses, the better :y :y
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« Reply #9 on: 27 June 2009, 00:18:28 »

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Perhaps the following might well apply if a decision is made to take the proposals a step further ::) ::)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg[/media]


Good post, Zulu. :y Puts things into perspective.

Whenever a government tries to impose a moral code, it is always doomed to ultimate failure.



....and there's plenty more to come from this tawdry lot Nick  >:( - a bunch of friggin' tossers , do forgive my freedom, but I belive that they, and a fair proportion on the PLP, are taking this country to hell in a hand cart.

The sooner they're kicked out onto their financially well- padded arses, the better :y :y

Unusually frank language, Zulu, but I friggin' agree.  ;) ;D
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« Reply #10 on: 27 June 2009, 00:26:54 »

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Perhaps the following might well apply if a decision is made to take the proposals a step further ::) ::)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg[/media]


Good post, Zulu. :y Puts things into perspective.

Whenever a government tries to impose a moral code, it is always doomed to ultimate failure.



....and there's plenty more to come from this tawdry lot Nick  >:( - a bunch of friggin' tossers , do forgive my freedom, but I belive that they, and a fair proportion on the PLP, are taking this country to hell in a hand cart.

The sooner they're kicked out onto their financially well- padded arses, the better :y :y

Unusually frank language, Zulu, but I friggin' agree.  ;) ;D




.....indeed Nick but to say I dislike this motley crew - with a vengeance - would be a gross understatement ;)

I've also been cheesed off with the wall to wall coverage on Sky News of the Michael Jackson death - does it warrant continuous coverage?

The mind boggles.

Also think I’ve been a bit hormonal today as well.
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Martin_1962

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« Reply #11 on: 27 June 2009, 08:33:57 »

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Perhaps the following might well apply if a decision is made to take the proposals a step further ::) ::)


[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiYqFXmVAFg[/media]


Can't happen here - we haven't got a government full of anti drink Nazis.

I read about the prohibition - basically caused by the nutters who left Europe because it was too tolerant
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« Reply #12 on: 27 June 2009, 08:37:29 »

I am peed off by the incessant coverage as well - haven't had this madness since LDS.

Also prohibition now means that the big US brewers can only produce gnats pee.

Nothing wrong with MPs occasionally being worse for drink
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« Reply #13 on: 27 June 2009, 09:22:19 »

Don't worry about any of this and all the other wacky ideas floating around under GB's Goverment, as none of it will happen as they will no longer be in office ::) ::) ::) :y :y :y :y

The Conservatives who should form the next Government believe in a relaxation of state control and interference, so all these suggested schemes will be allowed to die a natural death.  They know that the country cannot afford to reduce the tremendous tax revenues that are derived from tobacco and alcohol sales! 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)
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« Reply #14 on: 27 June 2009, 11:29:44 »

Again another struggle between the have's and have not's.

Are you aware that pre the victorians there was no such thing as porongraphy !! it was deemed by the victorians that the have not's where not intelligent enough to deal with erotica and so it was sidelined for the have not's. Now they are trying to do the same with tobacco. That done they move on to alcohol. And if they could, transport will go the same way. The have not's on public transport the have's in car's.
You see this is my communist side coming out now.

Amazing I can be a fascist on some subects and communist on others. Does that make me a liberal, ha ha ha.
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