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    Il consumo di alcol nel Regno Unito scende ai minimi storici

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    1. StGuthlac2025 on

      “However, higher prices do not appear to be deterring younger generations.

      Generation Z – the cohort aged 28 and under – is bucking the trend, as they appear to be ditching their past abstinence from alcohol and embracing drinking more frequently.

      Two years ago, just 69pc of Generation Z said they had drunk any alcohol in the previous six months. That was far below the average of 83pc for all adults. Now that has risen to 79pc, indicating the younger generation is catching up.”

      There is hope for them yet.

    2. nubnutts on

      Well of course it would given how buying a pint nowadays is ruinously expensive especially in London and the south, I mean you basically need a second mortgage just to pay for a night out

    3. qwerty_1965 on

      There’s an angle which tends to be overlooked, rather than blaming cost alone I’d be looking at appetite suppression drugs like Ozempic, there’re various side effects including nausea, glucose control problems etc when taking them if you drink alcohol beyond a careful moderate level. Given how such drugs are now part of middle age (1.5 million and growing) it could be a factor.

    4. kirkyking on

      Amazing what raising the cost of everything will do for you, it’s now too expensive to become a social alcoholic

    5. pdp76 on

      It’s definitely in decline and more than ever. I ve never seen the brewing industry this quiet at Christmas. The next quarter is going to be stagnant !

    6. steflizz on

      It’s just not worth paying the price for alcohol these days. I’ve barely touched any this year.

    7. HellPigeon1912 on

      Give it time, I had my work Xmas do on Friday and I reckon I managed to drink enough to move the needle back up again

    8. yomStein on

      I think this, by itself, is a good thing. Alcohol causes so much anti-social behaviour, criminality and poor decision-making. Long term excessive use also had a detrimental effect on health.

      I’m more concerned about the reasons why this is happening. I don’t think it’s because people have suddenly wisened up to the fact that alcohol is damaging.

    9. Zubi_Q on

      Maybe because it’s so expensive now?! Costs me over £6 to get my favourite drink, when it used to be £4

    10. Astriania on

      This is likely because going out to a pub is now an expensive enough exercise that people think carefully about whether and when to do it. That’s not a good thing because pubs were the community spaces of most communities, and when they no longer serve that function, we don’t have a casual community venue any more.

    11. Sharps43 on

      Average cost of a pint in the south and tourist cities are anywhere between £5-8.

      Doubles of spirits are £7-14

      Wine is always a mixed bag but I’d say for a large glass you’re looking at £8-12.

      It’s getting too expensive to drink out. 2 drinks can run you between £18-22 depending on what you’re buying. 2 glasses of large white or 2 doubles.

    12. jasovanooo on

      buying a beer at a gig is £9… much like myself they moved on to better drugs

    13. GMN123 on

      I’m doing my bit, the rest of you clearly aren’t pulling your weight.

    14. chongas on

      £8 a pint in west london. I wonder why people stopped drinking in pubs. 

    15. AFriendlyBeagle on

      This doesn’t surprise me, really. I’m 29, and drink very infrequently – fewer than five occasions most years – and then when I do drink I get sloshed on almost nothing.

      Most people who I know of my age and younger are similar, and many of them have vaping or weed as their chosen vice over alcohol.

    16. PissTitsAndBush on

      Well aye, I ether spend a fortune on fags and alcohol, or just fags.

      The price of a pint is a joke, as is vodka and coke.

    17. machinehead332 on

      I mean, the cost of alcohol is high enough, throw in the price of taxis on top of it. If we want a knees up in the city we’re looking at £60+ in taxis alone.

    18. Ninereedss on

      Because we got high, because we got high, because we got high.

    19. FlakyAssociation4986 on

      if you look at the history of the temperance movement it goes through highs and lows

    20. Wildarf on

      A lot of people talking about cost of drinking and health, but I think a bigger story might be demographics. Most immigrants either come from cultures that frown upon excessive drinking, or have religions that prohibit drinking. As a higher proportion of the population comes from these cultures, the total amount of drinking will inevitably decrease

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