Alcohol tax

BBC Online today

'Taxes on alcohol should be increased and advertising restrictions should be tightened, according to a new group of 24 leading health organisations. The Health Alcohol Alliance says 13 children are admitted to hospital every day as a result of Britain's growing alcohol misuse.'

Forgive me, but shouldn't the root of the problem be addressed, rather than just lumping more tax on us? Why are these children drinking? Where are their parents??

I managed to get through my childhood without the need to drink and go to hospital so now I'm older, I work hard and I drink responsibly at weekends, should I have to pay more?

Increasing tax is a terrible idea as, once again, the people who don't cause the problem will end up paying.

Helen