At the moment from what i understand it's only proposals! Proposals that would need a majority vote in the Scottish Parliament to become Law!
The Legislation if passed would only apply as has been said to supermarkets and offlicenses! It would not apply to clubs and bars! Therefor i would have to agree that its pointless and unnecessary, if anything the problem is caused by alcohol abuse on our streets, primarily from drunks coming out of pubs and nightclubs looking for trouble! So if any area has to be looked at then I would suggest that that would be a more appropriate area to start! Because a lot of folks buy from supermarkets and off licenses to enjoy in the house and to avoid the sometimes intense atmosphere of going out and on these grounds i would suggest that any such moves to artificially increase the price of alcohol from these premises would do more harm than good, would be a breach of civil liberties and human rights and could increase yet further the violence on our streets at closing time!
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