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Michael TImperley's avatar

I’ve lived in S of France for the last 12 years where wine drinking is just as much an everyday habit as brushing your teeth. I make a point of reading the obits page in our local magazine and noticing the deceased’s age. Very few under 70, most range from 85 to 105. Very rarely do you see the « Repression d’Ivresse » signs so prevalent years ago. A sign that in France drinking responsibly is a recipe for a long and healthy life.

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Miquel Hudin's avatar

Same in Spain with the longest life expectancy in Europe. People don't drink as much wine as they used to but it's still very common to have a glass with the meal. I'll be curious if it will remain as such with a younger generation drinking less

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Tom Richardson's avatar

Is part of the alcohol-free push from Diageo related to the opportunity to advertise in ways that have been ruled out for alcohol otherwise? I’m sure the aim of The Guinness 0.0 Six Nations is to boost sales of the regular variety too.

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Henry Jeffreys's avatar

I imagine it is. Fiendishly clever.

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Sirsfurther's avatar

It's terrible. Clearly the government must step in and subsidise booze. £10 off a bottle of whiskey, a £1bn "pub fund" to push pint prices back to the £2-£3 range. It's a sure election winner.

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Henry Jeffreys's avatar

A bring back smoking too.

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Henry Rodger Beck's avatar

Is there anything in the U.K. that isn't hideously expensive anymore?

It's sad the turn the British Isles have taken. You people used to be the freest people in Europe. Now you have among its most obnoxious nanny states. It's downright German of you.

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Henry Jeffreys's avatar

I think Germany is far less nanny state TBH

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Nigel Poore's avatar

I'm all-in on Prune June !

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Henry Jeffreys's avatar

Comes round regular as clockwork.

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