lichtgilphead Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, welshbairn said: Before minimum pricing your standard own brand or Bells/Grouse etc was often sold at £15 a litre in Scotland. Now the minimum is £20. So he could well be right about the whisky. A standard sized bottle is 700 ml, not 1 L 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 It was a 1 litre bottle I was referring to earlier 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) 7 minutes ago, lichtgilphead said: A standard sized bottle is 700 ml, not 1 L The important thing is that I'd rather people had to pay £5 more for their whisky than their medicine. Edited February 17, 2019 by welshbairn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 4 minutes ago, AyrExile said: It was a 1 litre bottle I was referring to earlier From Tesco's website, right now. 50p cheaper in Carlisle, not £5.00 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtgilphead Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 1 minute ago, MixuFixit said: Who the f**k drinks Bells anyway Not me! Why do you think I referred to malts or decent blends (like Black Bottle) in a previous post? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 2 hours ago, AyrExile said: As someone that is working I am happy to pay for prescriptions. What I’m not happy about is paying extra tax or £5 more for a bottle of whisky than someone in Carlisle So you don't want additional taxation but are happy for a tax on ill health because you can afford it. Textbook Tory logic. Plenty of people work, but would be unable to afford prescriptions. Minimum pricing isn't a tax btw. You need to stop reading the Daily Mail 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabianKnight Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 2 hours ago, AyrExile said: You will be lucky. Try reading that in the papers. If you know anyone that works in the nhs or private hospitals it’s worth asking the question Take that as a no then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 So you don't want additional taxation but are happy for a tax on ill health because you can afford it. Textbook Tory logic. Plenty of people work, but would be unable to afford prescriptions. Minimum pricing isn't a tax btw. You need to stop reading the Daily MailMinimum pricing is worse than a tax surely? At least if we increase taxation on alcohol we can recycle that revenue into the NHS and allow drinkers to pay for their own treatment, with minimum pricing the only winners are the retailers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotThePars Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 You will be lucky. Try reading that in the papers. If you know anyone that works in the nhs or private hospitals it’s worth asking the question Universality of a thing makes it more difficult to get rid of as it gives everyone a tangible stake in retaining it. My only criticism of prescriptions in this country is that my GP won’t accept “a banging hangover” as a reason to prescribe me tramadol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inanimate Carbon Rod Posted February 17, 2019 Share Posted February 17, 2019 Universality of a thing makes it more difficult to get rid of as it gives everyone a tangible stake in retaining it. My only criticism of prescriptions in this country is that my GP won’t accept “a banging hangover” as a reason to prescribe me tramadol.That plus means testing certain things may actually be more expensive than making them universal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donathan Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 1 hour ago, MixuFixit said: Afaik alcohol duties are reserved so this was the only way to do it. Hmm, would like to see this looked into if independence ever happens 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, ArabianKnight said: Take that as a no then. Call me out as a liar if you wish. Fairly confident over the next while a stray headline will appear or some people will learn of family and friends that are being treated this way 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, lichtgilphead said: From Tesco's website, right now. 50p cheaper in Carlisle, not £5.00 As you’re a bumpkin I wouldn’t be surprised if you paid more than a £5 difference at certain times of the year 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, I'm Brian said: So you don't want additional taxation but are happy for a tax on ill health because you can afford it. Textbook Tory logic. Plenty of people work, but would be unable to afford prescriptions. Minimum pricing isn't a tax btw. You need to stop reading the Daily Mail At what point did I say minimum pricing is a tax? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 8 hours ago, lichtgilphead said: Not me! Why do you think I referred to malts or decent blends (like Black Bottle) in a previous post? I admire your tenacity, but AyrExile is basically the Bennett of the Politics sub-forum. He's an absolute doormat who will continually make up shite then run away when you inevitably call him out on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UsedToGoToCentralPark Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Minimum pricing is worse than a tax surely? At least if we increase taxation on alcohol we can recycle that revenue into the NHS and allow drinkers to pay for their own treatment, with minimum pricing the only winners are the retailersI think the point of minimum unit pricing was to reduce the amount of booze being purchased especially at the cheapo cider level. If the amount bought goes down but the margin is bigger for the retailer then the retailer wont lose out. If you do it via taxation then the retailer loses as well.At £2 a litre Tennents is still cheap enough to drink at home. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 This AyrExile is providing my morning amusement here via the skelping he has received. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrExile Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 43 minutes ago, jupe1407 said: I admire your tenacity, but AyrExile is basically the Bennett of the Politics sub-forum. He's an absolute doormat who will continually make up shite then run away when you inevitably call him out on it. Are you as abusive and dismissive in real life or does anonymity make you stand taller? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Are you as abusive and dismissive in real life or does anonymity make you stand taller? Offer him a square go just to be sure 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Are you as abusive and dismissive in real life or does anonymity make you stand taller? [emoji38]Offer him a square go just to be sure12 Ruel Street. Bring his maw an' aw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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