@p0ly 533031 wrote:
A lot of those working class people would surely just turn to the illegal shit though surely.
@photographthesun 533033 wrote:
maybe the younger ones? I don’t really know. Its not like the idea was to make alcohol unaffordable just subtly incentivise people to drink a bit less. *shrugs* I really don’t know.
The bulk of working class people (even if they disagree with the current Government and tolerate moderate drinking and drug use) aren’t rebellious to the point of being sociopathic, nor reckless or suicidal.
most aren’t going to suddenly start on illegal drugs because its “too expensive to drink” as there has been 30 years of a mainstream drug/booze culture in the UK and especially young folk are more clued up about the risks.
however Cameroon may have realised that we are now in the EU whether or not he likes it, that travel to Southern Europe is affordable, and minimum unit prices will only result in widespread evasion of duty in favour of purchasing alcohol in foreign lands, which means all that lovely money going into the Eurozone rather than staying in Blighty.
