I read somewhere that the law is a-changing and soon only over twenty-ones will be able to buy alcohol in supermarkets and whatnot. Does anyone know when this change is likely to happen?
And obviously the next step is rising the age limit in bars and clubs. Which is pretty ridiculous. If this happens before I turn twenty-one, I will be devasted. Truelly.
Thoughts and opinions?
if this happens
im leaving the country.
LOL
This has already happened
in my town.
Although the big Tesco on the outskirts is exempt...
i want this to happen
Why?
because i don't drink much
and drunk people are lame
Even if you don't drink,
not being allowed into pubs and clubs (including some gigs) for another three years is a horific thought.
not for me
i've never had problem with gigs since i was about 14
and i can leave the pubs and clubs
also, everyone's misery will sustain me
Typical government
completely missing the point and the real issues behind "problem" drinking.
Having said that, I'm 27 so couldn't really give a fuck.
Exactly.
Kids as young as thirteen are drinking in the streets anyway. It won't stop this. It also won't stop the twenty-something binge drinkers. It actually makes me angry thinking about it.
Surely the government knows it won't solve a thing, they just want to make it appear as if they're doing something about it. Urgh.
...
i was under thirteen and drinking in the streets , it had no negative effects on me.
lolscotlandlol
is that in Wales?
?
it's 18 in wales
lollandudno
OH I GET IT
funny.
mmm
i m 22 so doesnt affect me, and they also cancelled my uni fees saving me £2800 which if they hadnt i would have be quite literally dead so i still give SNP my vote.
if we vote bnp will they sort us out?
there nationalist....
so likely to make drinking laws more stringent if anything.
It is likely to
happen soon for shops, but not in pubs etc. (Scotland Only).
is this only happening in scotland?
this would make sense to me
The smoking bn only happened in Scotland,
then travelled down south too.
I think that's only happening
in scotland,so,tough luck if you live there!
It won't happen(Please god no)
If it does,the police don't have the resources to enforce it anymore than they do now,so how many under age drinkers do you know who've been caught by the police?'Cos I'm fairly certain no ones every been done for this!
i thought
it was just various schemes devised by some of the supermarkets to show they were being tough on underage drinking.
didn't morrisons say they'd challenge to 25, so tescos went one better and said they'd challenge to 30 year olds(!)
anyway, it's not going to be law, and even if it was you can just go to the local offie who'll sell to anyone.
so basically
the drinking age would be the same as my country. bummer. wouldn't really change things. you'd still have underage drinking anyway. hell, the whole idea of a drinking age seems pretty idiotic to me.
My fortythree year olf aunt was ID'd at her local newsagent.
She actually looks old for her age as well.
oh god
its our age group who are losing out.
first they gave us fags for a year...then denied us, making us wait another year to buy 'legally'
it would be a better idea to give harsher punishemnts for being 'disorderly'
but i must admit, half the fun of drinking is knowing the activity is illicit.
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I would feel sorry fo the young uns
but I'm 25 so it wouldnt effect me much hehe
i'm so glad i'm 21, that's for sure.
i can imagine if i was 18 i'd be absolutely livid, being allowed to drink and them having it taken away from you.
Pretty shitty.
:(
;-(
it's better for you this way. also drinking will be cool for longer, it's was more fun when you wern't supposed to do it..
Everyone I knew drank from about fourteen onwards,
it ceased being shocking or cool way back then.
Even before then,
I never saw it as 'cool'. My dad always drank with me from quite a young age (not enough to get me drunk, but little tumblers of beer or some wine here and there).
They should ID everyone
regardless of age, that would save them putting the age up.
do both
bahhh humbug
it's been over 21 in my town for 4 years!
I think it's a sensible idea, but...
i think 18-21 year olds are wrongly being castigated for a more broad problem. People causing problems through drinking aren't exclusively that age, they're just as likely to be 25, or 50, but yeah, i think it should be 21, maybe even 25, the fewer people we can have drinking the better, for various reasons. I also think smoking should be 21, if not completely illegal, but that's not going to happen. We grow up too quick, everything's too rushed. I didn't have a clue what i wanted to do when i left school, or college, or wherever, i still don't. I think college or sixth form should be compulsory, as should a year of work placement. It's probably see the economy fall flat on its arse but it might help lessen lots of other problems.
Universities
would be redundant. I mean no one actually goes for the qualifications right?
I will be 21 the year I finish uni.
There's no way I'm going through the rest of my education sober.
If the law passes, I'll have to find more interesting intoxicants.
monkeysmeg