The demon drink

Fell into a conversation today with a mate about McAskill's Temperance Campaign...he was pretty annoyed with the latest wheeze to force supermarkets to artificially raise prices, punishing, he said, all the folk that drink sensibly. 'It's almost,' he said, 'like the man is on a moral crusade, preaching fire and brimstone against the last legal drug.' [There's a thought - next step, prohibition?]

For me, I think it's much simpler...there is nothing so nauseous than the righteousness of the reformed sinner. Most of us can manage to go to a football match and not end up charged and convicted for drunk, disorderly and breach of the peace.
But we have a Justice Minister who couldn't.
The demon drink is the culprit and if it can make a fool of him it can make a fool of us all. He's protecting us from ourselves...and judging us all the same...as him...not a good way to make policy!