Alcohol
| Conservative & Labour | Liberal Democrats |
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Conservative and Labour governments have failed to deal with the increasing social
problems related to alcohol. A high percentage of crime is now caused by alcohol, yet
successive governments has failed to address this problem. It could be possible that the government is more than happy for people to consume large quantities of alcohol due to government revenue from alcohol being over £8.5 billion a year in duty and taxes. |
Facts & Figures.
- £50 million a year is spent clearing up traffic accidents due to drink driving.
- A third of fatal accidents is caused by speeding. One sixth is caused by drink driving (AA Survey, 1998).
- 65% of murders, either the killer or the victim is drunk.
- Annually on average during the past ten years (1987-1997) their are: 33,000 deaths, 400 murders, 10 drink drive deaths per week.
- 37% of child abuse and 40% of domestic violence is caused by alcohol. Alcohol gives people courage.
- Up to 1,000 young people a week suffer facial injury due to drunken assaults.
- 18,000 young people are scared for life each year due to drunken assaults.
- The cost of policing alcohol related crime is 6 billion a year.
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