Comments on: This is all very interesting http://timworstall.com/2009/10/19/this-is-all-very-interesting/ It is all obvious or trivial except... Fri, 25 May 2012 09:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tim Newman http://timworstall.com/2009/10/19/this-is-all-very-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-35815 Tim Newman Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:06:13 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10409#comment-35815 You can buy alcohol here for practically nothing. Nobody in their right mind would drink it. Alcohol is a bit like a hooker, you don't want to get the cheapest on offer for a very good reason. You can buy alcohol here for practically nothing. Nobody in their right mind would drink it. Alcohol is a bit like a hooker, you don’t want to get the cheapest on offer for a very good reason.

]]> By: Brian, follower of Deornoth http://timworstall.com/2009/10/19/this-is-all-very-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-35789 Brian, follower of Deornoth Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:31:17 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10409#comment-35789 When I see assertions to the effect that alcohol is being sold for 'as little as' 9p per 'unit', I notice no concrete facts are supplied. This may be to avoid providing free advertising to the shops concerned; it may also be because the charity is lying. When I see assertions to the effect that alcohol is being sold for ‘as little as’ 9p per ‘unit’, I notice no concrete facts are supplied. This may be to avoid providing free advertising to the shops concerned; it may also be because the charity is lying.

]]> By: Richardr http://timworstall.com/2009/10/19/this-is-all-very-interesting/comment-page-1/#comment-35786 Richardr Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:50:11 +0000 http://timworstall.com/?p=10409#comment-35786 What's more, the statistics the Telegraph use are highly questionable (no change there). Alcohol is 69% cheaper than in 1980 they claim. In fact the price of alcohol has risen higher than the retail price index in that period. Surely any sub-editor should have questioned such a silly claim - or do none of them drink these days? The claim should probably be that incomes have risen by a higher amount, so that alcohol is more affordable. This all ignores the main fact, which is that adults, on average, are drinking less today than 10 years ago, whatever certain individuals within the population are doing. A clearer look at the stats is at: http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/alcoholeng2009/Final%20Format%20draft%202009%20v7.pdf What’s more, the statistics the Telegraph use are highly questionable (no change there).

Alcohol is 69% cheaper than in 1980 they claim. In fact the price of alcohol has risen higher than the retail price index in that period. Surely any sub-editor should have questioned such a silly claim – or do none of them drink these days?

The claim should probably be that incomes have risen by a higher amount, so that alcohol is more affordable.

This all ignores the main fact, which is that adults, on average, are drinking less today than 10 years ago, whatever certain individuals within the population are doing.

A clearer look at the stats is at:

http://www.ic.nhs.uk/webfiles/publications/alcoholeng2009/Final%20Format%20draft%202009%20v7.pdf

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