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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Tory leader David Cameron has said mending Britain's "broken society" is the biggest challenge facing the UK.

Citing high crime rates, drug abuse and teenage pregnancies, he said there was something "deeply wrong" and "long-term generational change" was needed.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6281350.stm

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That made me laugh when I heard he's proposing to rise tax on Alcohol. Firstly the government would get the Tax and the tax is paid into the NHS to help those who binge drink etc Laughing

You will not stop people drinking like smoking whether a packet of cigs is £5 people will pay it, it's like alcohol people will still pay it. Pubs like Weatherspoons wont stop selling cheap drinks as thats where he makes his money. Beer or those pop drinks go up and down in price. What are they trying to take away your freedom too? Rollocks and double rollocks.........

Same policies they all have but worded different, I don't listen to it all anymore.

nod · Joined: 24 Dec 2006 Posts: 3558

so 7p on a pint is going to stop binge drinking ? Rolling Eyes

Briant · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject:

Don't they have lots of bars in the House of Commons? Lead by example, I say! Look what happened to Charlie the Smoker this week too!

iknewdavidjacobsmum · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 336

I belive heroin is at an all time cheap price. Golden Brown, never a frown.

SantaFefan · Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:31 pm Post subject:

"Citing high crime rates, drug abuse and teenage pregnancies, he said there was something "deeply wrong" and "long-term generational change" was needed."

I think there's a need for some pretty tough politicians, tough policies tough sentencing and people who'll speak their minds on important issues without worrying about upsetting the pc brigade and do-gooders.
Looking at the wimpy lot we have running the country, I can't that happening for a very long time!

As for raising tax on alcohol in the hope it'll reduce binge drinking? Laughing

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SantaFefan · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:05 am Post subject:

They won't have to plan because Labour will have pinched the idea first. Very Happy