Response: Binge Drinking

In Craig's Blog about binge drinking, he mentions the government and their ways to decrease the amount of binge drinking that happens. Recently, the laws have changed meaning that the use of unlimited drinks after paying an entrance fee is no longer in force. A club that regularly go to, The Planet, used to do a deal where you pay £10 and then you have a stamp which gets you unlimited drinks all night, however this was only available to about 50 people on a first come first serve basis. This no longer happens. When this law happened, many people were gutted and would probably stop going to the club. Suggesting that the club will be loosing business.

To be honest, I don't think that this law will do anything because clubs will obviously find ways to go around this law so that they have just as much business as they did before. Also, people will just pre-drink a lot more before they go out so they don't have to buy as many drinks in the clubs/bars. So basically, I don't think that the government have thought this through. I agree with what Craig says here:

"No matter how much the government raises the price of alcohol by, there will still be student nights at clubs where the drinks will always be cheap. People will always find a way to acquire cheap alcohol."