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‘Licensed industry shouldn’t carry the can for booze problems: individuals must be accountable’

Politicians claim to be proud of Scotland’s alcohol industry and its products, but Alcohol Awareness Week (AAW), which starts tomorrow, takes place against a political climate more strikingly anti-alcohol than any in living memory.

This brings into sharp focus some age-old questions about the balance of individual rights and responsibilities.