tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post8377595656161162888..comments2023-12-23T09:28:20.869+00:00Comments on The View from Cullingworth: Nannying Fussbucket of the day - another illiberal Liberal Democrat: Jenny Willott MPUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-78890045472835517312012-12-04T09:10:55.457+00:002012-12-04T09:10:55.457+00:00The vast majority of those causing alcohol-related...The vast majority of those causing alcohol-related disorder will have been drinking in pubs and bars. While they might have done a bit of "pre-loading", surely the way to stop that is to enforce the law against being drunk and disorderly properly. Once it got around that people were spending a night in the cells the message would get through.<br /><br /><i>"We should continue to monitor the growth in this species of Liberal Democrat."</i><br /><br />I confidently predict it will be close to extinction after May 2015.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-35406153908606572942012-12-04T01:11:35.309+00:002012-12-04T01:11:35.309+00:00Jenny Wilmott MP is completely counterposed to rea...Jenny Wilmott MP is completely counterposed to reality: "These measures are not about stopping responsible drinking but designed to tackle the minority who cause alcohol-related crime and disorder in our local communities, as we see each weekend in Cardiff."<br />How can a price floor on the units of all alcohol drinks possibly be described as 'targeted'?<br />Why will this price floor affect those who commit crime and create disorder but not those who drink responsibly?<br />Why will this price floor reduce the consumption of heavier drinkers more than moderate consumers, despite this assertion being the exact opposite of what the study of price elasticity informs us?<br />We should continue to monitor the growth in this species of Liberal Democrat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172766774137902766.post-6012747799766349632012-12-03T20:43:40.175+00:002012-12-03T20:43:40.175+00:00"I do sometimes wonder whether there remains ...<i>"I do sometimes wonder whether there remains anyone in the Liberal Democrat Party who actually possesses a shred of belief in liberalism."</i><br /><br />Indeed.<br /><br />Mind you, I expect she'll be toast in the 2015 GE.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com