Back Towards The Locus

It’s curious that writers who rave against the demon drink often appear to be pissed. Melissa Kite certainly must have thrown back a few before hunching over the keys and hammering out this anguished anti-alcohol screed:

“David Cameron has some good ideas from time to time but he also comes up with some right old clangers. Like his assertion today, made during his televised public holiday that children should be taught to drink alcohol safely.”

It’s a perfectly reasonable suggestion. The aim, of course, is not merely to promote the use of alcohol to children but to teach them the ‘acceptable’ usage of alcohol. Several European countries – including Italy and Portugal – have lower legal drinking ages and lower rates of alcohol consumption.

“But of course the Tories won’t be proposing state sponsored ‘learner alcohol’ for the under 16s. Because it’s a mad idea which would have no impact on the rate of alcohol abuse, except perhaps to boost it a little.

Just like Dave advising parents to feed their kids beer at the table.”

Look at that knee jerk!

A hat-tip to Ali at Scribo Ergo Sum