Baxter Parp
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20 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
Goebbels going on ignore.
Cretin can't argue his case.
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3 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
Which wasn't those in deprivation who are the most affected by alcohol-related illness.
The point you keep missing.The point you miss is that the aim is to reduce consumption - achieved. The other aim is to dissuade youth from becoming alcoholic dependent - we won't know for years. What we do know is that allowing the likes of Frosty Jacks to be £1.50 for 2 litres is obviously not going to fucking help.
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1 hour ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
I'm not arguing with a moron who agrees like a fucking a simpleton with everything the Scottish Government does.
You can't, so you use pictures.
1 hour ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:I left the SNP the day they brought in vaccine passports
Because health and safety measures like seatbelts or motorbike helmets impinge on muh freedums!
1 hour ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:I know unionists jokingly accuse it of being a cult, but f**k me, it's close to the truth.
It's you and your kind who resort to sycophantic drivel that will ultimately drive voters from the SNP.You're close to Trumpian, mate. That's the irony.
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1 hour ago, strichener said:
What a strange take. The policy is supposed to be a health policy to reduce alcohol consumption. The very people that it is targeted at are not being affected by it. By any rational logic, the policy is failing.
Researchers found alcohol sales in Scotland fell by 7.7% after minimum pricing was brought in, when compared with the north east of England.
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5 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
I cannot use my words.
Oh dear.
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14 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
You missed that the same study found that "the exception to this was those in high-purchasing, low-income homes, who did not seem to change their habits."
So it's not targeted at low-income households after all? Good to nail that lie.
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32 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:
A number of academic studies have attempted to estimate the price elasticity of demand for alcohol. While these have produced a range of estimates, the majority agree that alcohol conforms to the law of demand, but that it is relatively inelastic. In other words, raising alcohol prices reduces alcohol consumption, but typically the fall in consumption is proportionately a lot smaller than the increase in prices.
Research has also shown that amongst heavy drinkers a 1% increase in prices only leads to a 0.28% drop in alcohol consumption.
As any economist will tell you, trying to use price to reduce consumption when demand is inelastic is almost always a futile policy.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57293223
Minimum unit alcohol price has 'lasting impact'
The introduction of minimum pricing of alcohol has had a lasting impact in Scotland and is starting to have an effect in Wales, a study has found.
Researchers found alcohol sales in Scotland fell by 7.7% after minimum pricing was brought in, when compared with the north east of England.
In Wales there was an 8.6% decrease in sales when compared with the west of England.
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7 hours ago, Tynie Trotwood said:
The fact I worked for ten years in that field and still know what's going on. As for ignorant pish comment, grow up.
What field? Working in a co-op?
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What a load of ignorant pish. What evidence do you have that they aren't educating kids about the misuse of drugs and alcohol in schools.Instead of throwing money at education in schools about alcohol misuse and on proper rehab services let's just continue blindly down the road of adding more money to a product that will see those who are poorest merely give up a meal to buy drink. Maybe address the societal issues that are causing people to drink so much instead of a shit policy that won't work. Education not shit legislation.
Half arsed Ill thought out pish again, a bit like the disastrous drug policy.
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Oh noes!
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Letter received by Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent MBE
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3 hours ago, strichener said:
Sturgeon was found to have done nothing wrong.
FTFY.
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4 hours ago, Glen Sannox said:
Let’s just look beyond Angus MacNeil’s “previous behaviour”! Fascists!!! Get a grip ya fruitcake.
The fact that you clearly don't know what false equivalence means surprises me not a jot.
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10 minutes ago, Glen Sannox said:
As if Angus MacNeil has any credibility. He needs to look closer to home before pointing fingers in this pious nature. He’s as big a sleazeball as the worst Tory.
This is what fascists do - false equivalences in order to engender despair.
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Ryanair Set to Drop London Listing in a First Blaming Brexit
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All The Major 'Sleaze' Accusations Levelled At The Conservative Party
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/sleaze-mps-second-jobs-parliament_uk_618d0e1ce4b0ab5f28460b65
A handy cut out n' keep for those finding it difficult to keep track.
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Brexit poll: Boris dealt huge blow as more than HALF of UK adults want to REJOIN EU
Express sniffs the wind as it changes direction.
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Um...............................never mind.
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BBC: Outrage after Tory donor helps pick next board member for Scotland
THE news that a Tory donor and former prospective MP candidate was directly involved in selecting the next BBC board member for Scotland has sparked fresh calls for the devolution of broadcasting.
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Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Judge’s ringtone revealed to be Trump’s rally theme tune
The fix is in.
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Minimum Alcohol Pricing
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Repeating the same statistic that supports my argument isn't an argument? I beg to differ.
Once again, the actual aim of MUP was to reduce overall consumption, which was achieved.
I just keep addressing it, if anyone's skirting it, it's you.