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**Chris** · 01-06-2016, 17:46

Yes, people are harmed and killed by alcohol and it puts a strain on the NHS. The problem is, you seem to be arguing for the same regulations as have been applied to tobacco, despite alcohol causing only 10% of the deaths tobacco does.

Regulations must be proportionate. I suggest that the existing restrictions on how alcohol may be bought and sold and where it may be consumed are already proportionate to the risk.

To add further context to this, obesity is reckoned to cause about 30,000 deaths in the UK each year (I.e. more than three times as many as alcohol). About 9,000 of those deaths are people aged under 65. Obesity is a far more serious problem, yet far less has been done to tackle the availability of cheap, high calorie processed foods.

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,229	Re: Do you agree with plain cigarette packaging? Yes, people are harmed and killed by alcohol and it puts a strain on the NHS. The problem is, you seem to be arguing for the same regulations as have been applied to tobacco, despite alcohol causing only 10% of the deaths tobacco does. Regulations must be proportionate. I suggest that the existing restrictions on how alcohol may be bought and sold and where it may be consumed are already proportionate to the risk. To add further context to this, obesity is reckoned to cause about 30,000 deaths in the UK each year (I.e. more than three times as many as alcohol). About 9,000 of those deaths are people aged under 65. Obesity is a far more serious problem, yet far less has been done to tackle the availability of cheap, high calorie processed foods.