Liquor Licensing - The Way DOWNWARD!
The United Kingdom is anecdotally known as the ‘binge drinking capital of Europe' - and binge drinking is on the increase throughout my own country, Northern Ireland.
Addiction experts are warning that:
• "We are almost breeding young people to drink heavily from the word go";
• “There is also an increase in the amount of girls and young women who binge drink. The figures show that 29 percent of 15-16 year-old girls admit to routinely drinking five or more drinks in a single session, compared to 26 percent of boys';
• “It may take a generation before we can successfully change the psyche, to readjust people's thinking to appreciate that alcohol is not to be gorged: it's not for bingeing';
• “Irresponsible pub promotions should be banned and the government's plan to liberalise licensing hours is extremely ill-advised.”
So ... what does our Government advance as the solution to this already chronic problem?
It proposes A FURTHER LIBERALISATION OF OUR LICENSING LAWS!!
Its consultation paper - 'Liquor Licensing - The Way Forward' - reveals its plans to:
• Extend the opening hours for pubs and off-licences;
• Relax the restrictions on children in pubs;
• Abolish the limit on the number of pubs and off-licences.
Its policy reads like 'a suicide charter'!
This audio spells out the consequences for a country awash with alcohol, and outlines the Bible's teaching on alcoholism.
Sermon ID | 22064385 |
Duration | 43:04 |
Date | Jan 29, 2006 |
Category | Sunday - PM |
Bible Text | Isaiah 5:11; Isaiah 5:22 |