‘No’ To Nanny State
“We would be furious if Whitehall laid down risk and safety limits for riding horses, climbing mountains, eating foreign food and playing rugby.
“All involve far greater danger than marginal changes in consuming alcohol.” (Guardian)
Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins suggests new UK official guidelines to not drink more than 14 units of alcohol a week as being about a ‘vague national self-image of puritanism’ instead of health protection and instead recommends following French government guidance on alcohol consumption: ‘It has none.’
