Last orders?

A TV watershed for alcohol adverts and compulsory health labelling on products could be brought in under Scottish Government plans.

If they honestly think banning alcohol ads before 9pm will help I worry for them. To presume that youngsters that will be attracted to alcohol are all tucked up in bed with telly off by 9pm is laughable.

Gus Stewart Your government knows better than you. Do as you’re told.

Fraser Keil

Banning cigarette advertising, putting health warnings on the packaging and increasing the price have all had an effect in

reducing either the number of smokers or reducing the amount that people smoke. There is no reason to suggest that similar measures with alcohol wouldn’t have the same effect.

Scott James Bell Did I not read the White Lightning brigade have changed to Buckie, whose sales are up by 2,600 bottles per month? The monks must be really happy. Policy success must be measured. Is all this working? We don’t know.

Murray Hutchison What’s next, Prohibition? That worked out pretty well for the US in the 1920s. Who will be the Scottish Al Capone?

Terry Smith In Scotland we are rightly proud of our major export whisky – in turn we are going to put labels on warning people that it’s bad for them. What a miserable country this is becoming.

Stewart Kirkwood