David Cameron, in his wisdom, has decided that its time to tackle the problem of public drunkeness. I assume. that like the rest of us he has been watching telly documentaries that feature half naked young women throwing up and performing blow jobs in the bushes whilst their ,ale counterparts kicj the crap out of their matrs for chatting up women they regard as their property or attempting to batter unfortunate health workers in A&E departments because they dont get seen quickly enough.
Cameron's answer to the problem is, as usual, to turn to the USA for answers, notably yje introduction of 'Drunk Tanks' where the pissed can be left to sober up overnight and more police in A&e units, although wgere these extra coppers will come from at a time when police numbers are being cut is another matter. Then there is minimum pricing per unit of alcohol but I ssuspect that the drinks industry, still a major contributor to Tory party funds may well have serious objections to that idea.
Perhaps its too much to expect that Cameron might give some consideration to the factors that make so many working people want to get shit faced from time to time. Overwork, over taxed and underpaid in insecure jobs with the invreasing certainty that they will have to work until they drop may well ne motivating factoes in their desire to blot it all out.
And, you mihjt wonder why the police just dont use the old charges of Drunk and Disorderly or Breach Of The Peace to deal with those who make a public nuiscence of thenselves whilst plastered. The reason, I suspect, is that too many charges and court appearences would push up the crime figures, something that no political party wants on their record come election time, Better to throw the culprits in the ;Drunk Tank' overnight, sober them up, kick them out and get a few cleaners on the minimum wage to mop up the vomit the day after.
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