Dear U G Barad The issue of liquor has been and is continuing to be a very "debated" topic in the United Kingdom mainly due to the abuse of cheap liquor by our young generation (and sometimes the old generation too) who drink till they can no longer stand causing a real challenge for the police and medical staff at the Accident & Emergency Services in hospitals here particularly stretching them to the limit on Friday and Saturday nights. The United Kingdom government is now looking to tackle this issue very seriously, the first step being the introduction of a much higher unit cost for liquor and more stringent steps may soon follow.
Holiday resorts around Europe, especially Spain, also experience summer periods of this type of drunken behaviour mostly by the younger generation. The stance the Church in Kerala has taken on liquor will soon be something that other countries may have to look into to tackle the problems that over indulgence and abuse of liquor are causing. Rose Fernandes Thornton Heath, Surrey, United Kingdom 29 December 2012
