Huge welcome back to Scott Newton, who provides us a great thought provoking guest blog today.

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Labours Booze Britain. A drain on the NHS, A Drain on Police Resources. A waste on the Public Purse. It has got to stop under the new Conservative Administration!!!
 
After watching the TV Series Booze Britain on Bravo the TV Channel, and witnessing first hand Friday and Saturday Nights in out Town Centres I have come to the Conclusion of a Zero-Tolerance approach against these people who Drink themselves stupid, get mortal drunk, cause Trouble, start fights, then get treated on the NHS, or get arrested for Drunk and Disorderly Behaviour by the Police. Now I am not saying I am a saint, of course I am not I have been out lots of times, been drunk in the past, we all have! But I still keep that core words “Personal Responsibility” intact! There is a fine line between someone having a Good Night out, having a Laugh, then someone else Getting Politick, being Sick,  and then going to another bar to down and drink more alcohol, just for the sake of getting Mortal Drunk.
 
These people are a waste of time, a very expensive drain on the Economy; they have no “Respect” for themselves or anyone else around them. Prudence and thrift must come first under a Conservative Britain.
 
I see a huge problem of Underage Drinking here in the UK. Violence by boozed up girls and boys aged between 10 to 17 is at record Levels. Fatal Stabbings are on record Levels- mostly connected with Alcohol, and high amounts of it. This has got to stop. We have got to stop being such a Society of Wasters to a Nation of “personal Responsibility”. We in the UK are known as the Booze Brits, and we see the evidence of this all the time on Television, Newspapers of alcohol fuelled Violence. If anyone has seen the Street Crime UK Costa Del Sol programme you will know why.
 
But this again comes down to the Government in charge. And people as “individuals”  Since Labour has come to power, Alcohol related Deaths has increased. Alcohol Consumption is up Tenfold. Drink Driving is also at record Levels The NHS is stretched enough as it is and we still carry on treating these repeat offenders over and over again and it is adding to our NHS deficit. Now yes I am a Compassionate Conservative. I believe in the NHS, back the NHS and use the NHS. But the NHS is not an automatic resource for these “wasters” to use. It’s just Commons Sense that the NHS is for treatment of the Sick, the venerable and the elderly, not the repeat offender “Boozers”. If you cannot handle your Drink, Don’t drink in the First Place. That is my Policy!!
 
So again the Conservative Policy I believe should be to refuse “Repeat Offenders”. A 3 Strike rule in a 24 month Period or no NHS Treatment at all I would back. If it’s for people who are Drunk and Disorderly there should be a more severe Sentence instead of this slap on the wrist and a £40.00 ASBO fine. I think along the lines of Community Service of cleaning the Mess up on a Friday and Saturday Night that most Council workers have to do. Give them a Taste of their own Medicine so they can see what it is like. So these are my views and I would like to know other’s views as well. 
 
Scott Newton
Conservative Activist. Newcastle upon Tyne