Parents are not all stupid

Some parents do not look after their children properly, the vast majority of them do. Creating legislation that restricts the later because of the failings of the former is just daft.

The idea that I should be prosecuted if I chose to introduce my children to alcohol younger than 15 is ridiculous. I think that the mystique that would surround drinking would cause many children to experiment out of sight of their parents well before the age of 15.

There is a huge difference between younger members of the family having a drink with their parents and youth binge drinking. I firmly believe that if we spent more time socialising with our children many of the problems of semi feral youngsters would diminish.