Another ill thought through piece of nonesense.

A small group of veterans sit near a bar reminiscing about when they could afford more than just to look at the barmaids cleavage. The Political Correctness brigade is worried about teenage rabble rousers, fornicators, louts and thieves. Solution, sort their problems out but do not inflict harm on the AGED.

Their solution, made beer unaffordable for a small band of heroes who just want to live out their lives in quiet.

Will they put more into their pensions to pay for this arrogant stupidity? Not bloody likely.

The report says making alcohol less affordable is one way of trying to tackle the problem.

It suggests a 10% increase in the price of drink could cut alcohol-related deaths by up to a third.

"The pleasure alcohol brings has to be balanced against the harms," said Professor Sir Michael Marmot, of University College London and one of those involved in the report.

A spokesman for the Treasury said Chancellor Gordon Brown "takes a wide range of factors into consideration" when he decides alcohol tax rates.

clipped from news.bbc.co.uk

Millions of Britons drink more than they should Taxes on alcohol should be increased in an effort to encourage people to drink less, according to scientists.