The Cost of an Addiction
Ministers face legal headache over cut-price alcohol blitz - Scotsman.com News
Kenny MacAskill, the justice secretary, is meeting Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, next week, and he will be raising cross-Border sales and ways of restricting them.
The UK government is looking at introducing legislation to have similar measures, in particular minimum pricing and restrictions on promotions, across the UK. Sources within the Scottish Government have said they believe Scotland is being considered as a test for the rest of the UK.
Restrictions, legislation, Government pricing can't you see it all happening. Alcohol addiction is a terrible thing and the addicts harm themselves and their families but it is a mere annoying pimple compared to the addiction to power our rulers have.