BBC News has coverage of call by MPs to ban 'Happy Hours' and possibly regulate the price of alcohol, through the imposition of a minimum price The Select Committee report evidence showed the biggest problem faced by police forces was violence and disorder caused by excessive drinking of cheap alcohol. Other official figures on the cost of goods over time show alcohol has become much more affordable in the last three decades. Many of the negative externaliies associated with excess drinking are detailed in the article. (Link to BBC News) Think about whether the imposition of a minimum price would be effective in reducing consumption of alcohol.
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