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The Report: What Price Cheap Booze?

What Price Cheap Booze?

19/04/2012

BBC Radio 4 - The Report, What Price Cheap Booze?

Will the Coalition's planned minimum price for alcohol reduce binge drinking and violence?

Will the Home Office's plan for a minimum alcohol price in England reduce binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled crime? Andy Denwood investigates a government public health U-turn.

A new alcohol strategy for England unveiled by the Government will clamp down on cheap alcohol with the introduction of a minimum unit price. This unexpected u-turn, just months after the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, cast doubt on the legality of the plan, has delighted campaigners and follows the lead set in Scotland last year. 

The proposals are now being trumpeted by the Home Office as a way to crack down on binge drinking and alcohol related violence, but how far will they go in reducing late night anti-social behaviour in town centres? 

Andy Denwood investigates moves to reduce alcohol related crime.

Producer: Gail Champion.

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