The Royal Geographic Society (RGS) has published its latest policy briefing:
Consumption controversies: alcohol policies in the UK [pdf]
The briefing presents an overview of research against a series of controversial questions and debates:
- Controversy 1: The UK has a drink problem
- Controversy 2: The biggest bingers are in Scotland and the NE
- Controversy 3: Problem drinking is a new phenomenon
- Controversy 4: Has our night-time economy been revitalised by drinking (or are our towns and cities becoming no-go zones)
- Controversy 5: A continental drinking culture is better
- Controversy 6: It is 'safer' to drink at home
- Controversy 7: Children should not drink alcohol
- Controversy 8: Units are not useful as a tool to measure levels of drinking
- Controversy 9: Too much focus is given to treating the effects of alcohol rather than reducing consumption
- Controversy 10: Saving the local British pub is more important than reducing drinking
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