The Real Story About Drink Prices
BBC NEWS | Health | Plans for minimum alcohol price
The BBC and the Lib Dims are still breathlessly excited by this idea, even though Gordon has scotched the idea and better informed people than BBC journalists point out the EU angle which scuppers it but then as they point out it is probable "that we have a strong element of kite-flying here, softening up public opinion for a massive tax hike on booze. That is the only legal option available to our provincial government." And that is something the Lib Dims and BBC agree is excellent.
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Of course the Lib Dems agree with it - they're the only party who can put their name to a policy, safe in the knowledge that they'll never have to worry about implementing such a complete disaster.
Posted by: Letters From A Tory | March 16, 2009 10:33 AM