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Tag: alcohol

  • Quality of Life (3) – Communities, Activities and Mental Health

    This is the continuation of my series of posts in response to the Lib Dems’ Quality of Life consulation paper. Part one can be found here. Part two can be found here. 16. How can we actively promote ‘good neighbour’ policies? Noting that word “actively” my response is that we shouldn’t. More equal societies tend…

  • Has Labour got two Balls?

    Is it me or is there a disconnect between Ed Balls, the stalwart defender of playgrounds and opponent of compo culture, who two months ago was saying this: “If you don’t want to do something a bit risky, too often people say ‘we can’t do that because of health and safety’. “It is the risk…

  • even less EXCLUSIVE: Chris Huhne talks to Quaequam Blog! (part 2)

    I meant to get this finished on Wednesday but I went to a meeting at the Telegraph offices to hear the usual suspects talk about political blogging instead – yet again I was the only Lib Dem in the village. The only one who didn’t seem enamoured with the Power Of The Blog was Alex…

  • File under ‘No Shit, Sherlock’

    From the BBC: Teenagers who drink alcohol with their parents in moderation are less likely to binge drink, research suggests. Hopefully, what little credibility Alcohol Concern had before today has now completely evaporated.