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Health minister Anne Milton has failed to convince the general public about the harms of alcohol and should blame herself.
If she could contact her conservative colleague Sarah Wollaston, who being a former GP knows and writes in the Guardian (12.10.2011):
"one in four young people who die in Britain do so as a result of alcohol-far more than as a result of knife crime"
I suggest if she puts that on the bottle, the message will get through very quickly and it will save thousands of lives and broken homes.
She should show leadership and be remembered as the one who had the courage.
Re: Minister admits government has not convinced public of the harms of excessive drinking
Health minister Anne Milton has failed to convince the general public about the harms of alcohol and should blame herself.
If she could contact her conservative colleague Sarah Wollaston, who being a former GP knows and writes in the Guardian (12.10.2011):
"one in four young people who die in Britain do so as a result of alcohol-far more than as a result of knife crime"
I suggest if she puts that on the bottle, the message will get through very quickly and it will save thousands of lives and broken homes.
She should show leadership and be remembered as the one who had the courage.
Competing interests: No competing interests