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Originally Posted by Kizzy

ID has little to do with it.. it has always been required in pubs and bars and youths get an over 18 to buy it in shops as they always have no difference there much.
The bars have nothing to do with this to be fair, it is the alcohol companies and the supermarkets working together.
Ihave never said that 24hr shopping was invented for the sale of alcohol, you may not remember that they would barricade the drinks aisle after 11pm initially, before the pressur to change the law on that.
I agree it must be so frustrating to hear that something you don't have a problem with and enjoy responsibly is being tampered with, but there must be due cause for there to be calls to intervene here?
It is just a bit suss, I can't help but suspect the PM was leaned on to drop this, as in New York this week there was to be a ban on fizzy drinks sold above a certain capacity after it was found that large quantities were contributing to an obesity epidemic.
It was thrown out at the 11hr...
Business is business, and public health will always come second to that...

The 24 hour Tesco near me does do that, they don't sell alcohol after 11pm

Anyway I don't deny that the UK has problems with binge drinking, but I don't think this is the right way to tackle it. I can see why that fizzy drink ban was thrown out as well, people just don't like the State bringing in legislation to punish them for the problems of others