Off-trade is not the only target
Health lobby is equally interested in curbing on-trade alcohol sales WHILE the Scottish licensed trade and licensing boards are being denied a review of the …
Online delivery is open to risks
Retailers who don’t pursue due diligence can be held accountable Earlier this year I looked at growing concerns over online alcohol orders. It’s claimed …
Licensing landscape is as clear as mud
Lawyers lambast legislation ahead of May’s local elections SEARCHING for a needle in a haystack is hard enough when there’s only one bale to investigate, …
There’s no sense to ad ban calls
Arguments to ban alcohol advertising are based on flawed logic A COUPLE of weeks ago a report by a ‘virtual expert group’ published by Alcohol Focus …
Call for review of licensing laws
Current system should be assessed ahead of tenth anniversary A ROOT and branch review of licensing legislation should be conducted ahead of the tenth …
Alcohol requires targeted tactics
Whole-population measures are not the key to tackling problems “WE’RE going to stamp out the sale of super-strength ciders at pocket-money prices” – …
No universal ban on free alcohol
Not all promotions are restricted by Scottish Government legislation AS operators devise their strategies to capture a share of the lucrative festive period …
Footy booze ban is going nowhere
A recent licence ruling isn’t likely to bring alcohol back to grounds Has Scottish football started a journey towards the return of alcohol to football …
Limit is driving the trade to distraction
Some seem to abandon all reason on the subject of drink-driving Drinking and driving: undoubtedly a potential menace to society, but also a subject that seems …
Alcohol guidelines condemn industry
It’s clear the health lobby doesn’t want people drinking at all There was a time when those who employed the expression ‘anti-alcohol campaigners’ were …
