'Government's anti-alcohol campaign a waste of money'

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"Millions of pounds is being wasted on anti-booze campaigns because the Government doesn't understand that binge drinking is a way of life for many...

"Millions of pounds is being wasted on anti-booze campaigns because the Government doesn't understand that binge drinking is a way of life for many young people. The campaigns fail to consider that getting drunk is now an essential part of growing up that helps friends bond, according to research published today by the Economic and Social Research Council." - Independent on Sunday

"Young people see drinking by pop stars, models and actors as proof that 'extreme drinking' is does little harm, according to a study which says social networking websites are compounding the same message. The study of 18- to 24-year-olds funded by the Government's Economic Social and Research Council, found that celebrities such as model Kate Moss and some members of girl group Girls Aloud, renowned for their party lifestyles, were repeatedly cited as evidence that drinking to excess could be attractive, and posed few risks." - Sunday Telegraph

"Robert Cook, the chief executive of luxury boutique hotel chains Malmaison and Hotel du Vin, says he will defy the economic downturn with the launch of a new concept based on the great British pub. Pub du Vin, which will specialise in local real ales served in pewter tankards and traditional pub grub such as steak and kidney pudding and bangers and mash, has the potential to expand into 50 towns and villages across the UK, says Cook." - Scotland on Sunday

"Police raided a 16th birthday party at a leisure centre in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, and seized 110 pints of beer. A police spokesman said: 'The amount of alcohol ... could have resulted in someone being seriously ill or hurt if they had been able to consume it.'" - Observer

"A mother of three young children was killed when a thug hurled a glass bottle into a crowded pub. Emma O'Kane, 27, was enjoying a Boxing Day celebration with her sister and pals at the Queen Anne Hotel in Heywood, Greater Manchester, where she was a barmaid. A yob who had been barred by doormen threw a bottle which shattered as it smashed into a pillar, showering Emma - who was off-duty - with lethal chunks of broken glass. Horrified onlookers rang 999 after she collapsed on the floor in a pool of blood." - Sunday People

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