tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post6513864893368224717..comments2023-09-20T12:50:40.208+01:00Comments on Pete Brown: If the numbers don't fit, make them up - sorry, who is being irresponsible here?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-52983866070982428492012-12-19T19:31:24.567+00:002012-12-19T19:31:24.567+00:00Great work Pete! I hope you have forwarded this t...Great work Pete! I hope you have forwarded this to the Government's Official Statistical Body (name escapes me!) for "rigorous analysis" before Ministers swallow the Health Fascists arguments.<br /><br />John Ellis<br />Crown Inn, Oakengates &<br />Elephant & Castle, DawleyJohn Ellisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-4313611682559897952012-12-19T19:30:15.613+00:002012-12-19T19:30:15.613+00:00Great work Pete! I hope you have forwarded this t...Great work Pete! I hope you have forwarded this to the Government's Official Statistical Body (name escapes me!) for "rigorous analysis" before Ministers swallow the Health Fascists arguments.<br /><br />John Ellis<br />Crown Inn, Oakengates &<br />Elephant & Castle, DawleyJohn Ellisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-11001067944964400072012-11-28T18:01:06.654+00:002012-11-28T18:01:06.654+00:00Nice to see a retired plannista using bollocks dec...Nice to see a retired plannista using bollocks deconstruction. I came at it from a different angle, viz - zero correlation at all between price & consumption cuts, & as usual they had to choose Uzbekhistan or some other f**king place to make the comparison.<br />As a 64+ BTW, lack of data doesn't mean we AREN'T all pissed.<br />Take care<br />The Slog Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-72565525604075782272012-11-26T21:47:01.805+00:002012-11-26T21:47:01.805+00:00Spot on Pete! This is typical of organisations tha...Spot on Pete! This is typical of organisations that shall we say are of a puritanical nature - I´ve seen the same sort of bull from ASH, and particularly from American anti tobacco groups. You might not like smoking, but it´s subject to exactly the same twaddle....do these people think we´re all idiots??<br />even the bbc were pumping out crap about liver disease doubling in a decade...I think if you check the figures in relation to population growth, it´s fallen!!<br />see<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20410378?<br />woodmansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-15909452375723780722012-11-22T17:03:31.397+00:002012-11-22T17:03:31.397+00:00Their new campaign for after Christmas: Dry Januar...Their new campaign for after Christmas: Dry January.<br /><i>Your mission: to avoid that cheeky after work pint, that glass of wine on the sofa, or that big boozy night out, for the whole month.<br /> <br />Make a real difference to the lives of those harmed through alcohol misuse and get sponsored by family and friends to sponsor you and raise money for Alcohol Concern.</i><br /><br />Just in case you missed it:<br /><b>get sponsored ... and raise money for Alcohol Concern</b>.<br /><br />They can f*** right off. I'm thinking of having a sponsored booze up and sending the money to people who need it; hard working publicans and brewers.Fishterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196761190239992881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-49202150210795924192012-11-21T18:38:36.325+00:002012-11-21T18:38:36.325+00:00I'm just flabbergasted at the blatant lies the...I'm just flabbergasted at the blatant lies these people have come up with. Sometimes i think free speech is overrated. Sometimes.....Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-17539901907508149812012-11-21T10:56:13.170+00:002012-11-21T10:56:13.170+00:00Whilst I agree I think some explanation for the sh...Whilst I agree I think some explanation for the shoddy research can be found in the funding of the organisation.<br /><br />As a "fake" charity reliant on government funding they lost must of it last year.<br /><br />http://www.cpltraining.co.uk/blog/post/ALCOHOL-CONCERN-LOSES-GOVERNMENT-FUNDING.aspx<br /><br />Now you can say that is part and parcel of austerity Britain and cuts or a swipe from a right wing party that gets donations from big alcohol or even a party that does not agree ideologically with government sponsored social engineering.<br /><br />Either way they are now poorly resourced but stumbling on. This makes much of the research they do, on the cheap.<br /><br />I'm not excusing them, just offering a reason why Alcohol Concern are getting sloppy.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-76965845643357749372012-11-21T09:56:15.172+00:002012-11-21T09:56:15.172+00:00Solid Great Stuff Pete. Solid Great Stuff Pete. J Mark Doddshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800542445712331202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-54841468376488510022012-11-21T09:09:05.006+00:002012-11-21T09:09:05.006+00:00Being a father of two boys (20 and 17) and stepfat...Being a father of two boys (20 and 17) and stepfather to twin girls (17) I know that some young people drink, and sometimes too much. My three 17-year olds rarely drink - they don't particularly like it. My older son reckons 3 drinks is a lot - he usually drinks cask ale or cocktails(!) Many of his university friends drink less than that. <br />Compare that with my student days - Friday nights often meant 10 or 11 pints (cask ale mostly) and a normal evening out could be 6 or 7! But we grew out of it and came to no harm and now drink more moderately and enjoy what we drink, rather than swill it down for the effects. Being drunk is a horrible feeling, but it is a side-effect of enjoying a tasty beer or three occasionally.Nick Boleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883386318880818186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-21016880091424776422012-11-21T08:32:06.412+00:002012-11-21T08:32:06.412+00:00Brother, they're different questions on differ...Brother, they're different questions on different surveys - respondents could answer yes or no to each one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-68842272416566950472012-11-21T07:25:01.086+00:002012-11-21T07:25:01.086+00:00Why should they add up to 100?Why should they add up to 100?philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783853760865717453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-69900577349148981962012-11-21T01:35:39.176+00:002012-11-21T01:35:39.176+00:00brother logic, you may want to consider that not *...brother logic, you may want to consider that not *all* under-agers will be drunk.........hughthewineguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482640978700517979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-60168285327682488172012-11-20T22:31:35.307+00:002012-11-20T22:31:35.307+00:00Why don't those percentages add up to 100?Why don't those percentages add up to 100?Brother Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197469348962494614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-29631159275226716932012-11-20T22:31:06.251+00:002012-11-20T22:31:06.251+00:00Those percentages you've listed don't make...Those percentages you've listed don't make sense - should they not total 100? Where ave all the numbers gone to?Brother Logichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10197469348962494614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-42156316724873250772012-11-20T21:46:28.707+00:002012-11-20T21:46:28.707+00:00Mostly agree but wouldn't minimum price per un...Mostly agree but wouldn't minimum price per unit only affect supermarkets knocking out cheap shit? It might help get people back into pubs where drinking is supervised and would not affect their or specialist bottle shop prices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-28641718731240939812012-11-20T20:42:47.150+00:002012-11-20T20:42:47.150+00:00Given that most underage drinking happens in parks...Given that most underage drinking happens in parks/bus stops/under bridges*, (like when I was wee), it's amazing to see that youths can get access to cask ale, in such good condition and in branded glasses as was shown in the picture. Amazing. <br /><br />*I have no facts to support this.brewyourownbeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980429090319872343noreply@blogger.com