Alcohol

Putting the boot in

Putting the boot in

By James Wilmore

"Is the BMA a killjoy? No."This was the defensive way Sir Charles George, chairman of the British Medical Association's board of science, greeted...

Call to ban supermarket booze

Call to ban supermarket booze

Supermarkets should be banned from selling alcohol to combat binge drinking, according to a senior Government health advisor. The move would be...

PM's advisors favour alcohol tax hike

PM's advisors favour alcohol tax hike

By John Harrington

Gordon Brown's own advisors have suggested that raising alcohol price "has the potential" to reduce violent crime. This comes as a concern as the...

BII voices alchol tax concerns

BII voices alchol tax concerns

By Ewan Turney

The BII believes better education is the best way to prevent binge drinking - not an increase in tax. In response to calls from the Alcohol Health...

Is tax the answer?

Is tax the answer?

Every responsible licensee is aware that alcohol can cause problems. With the health risks a topic of increasing debate and the media never shy of...

On the sauce

On the sauce

Most pub cooks understand the benefit of adding a drop of the hard stuff to a recipe ­ a splash of brandy here or a drop of rum there can work...

Soft options

Soft options

Drinking trends are changing in the light of the smoking ban and other influences. So could we be ready for the Chinese tea-house? Andrew Jefford tests the water and tries beer in a bowl

One drink and you'll be over the limit

One drink and you'll be over the limit

By Iain O'Neil

The Government is reportedly considering lowering the drink-drive limit to bring the UK into line with most of Europe. A report in the Times says the...

PROTZ

PROTZ

A load of 'Horlicks' I went to the pub and found people enjoying alcohol. They weren't sniffing it, injecting it or smoking it. They were drinking...

Gov't panel targets alcohol ads

Gov't panel targets alcohol ads

A Government advisory panel has called for a ban on breweries sponsoring sporting events and a ban on TV advertising for alcohol. The Advisory...

Trade rubbishes 'LSD safer than beer' study

Trade rubbishes 'LSD safer than beer' study

By John Harrington

Trade leaders have rubbished a new report that ranks alcohol and tobacco as more harmful than LSD, ecstasy and cannabis. MPs argued for alcohol and...

Know your units

Know your units

The 'units' system of measuring alcohol consumption causes some confusion among customers and licensees. John Porter looks at how it works and how it...