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Under a Freedom of Information Act request by BBC Scotland, Strathclyde Police have disclosed that Buckfast Tonic Wine was mentioned in 5,638 crime reports from 2006 to 2009.
The fortified tonic is made from imported wine by the Benedictine monks of Buckfast Abbey in Devon who feel that it is hard to see how their wine could be ‘held responsible for all the social ills’ of Strathclyde.
One Scottish MEP has called on the European Union to ban Buckfast wine and other drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine. Against this, I think the local MEP has got it right when he says, ‘Do people honestly think that if Buckfast wine is banned, hooligans will start drinking tea?’
It’s a great story and one which must have produced the best publicity ever for the monk’s tonic wine. Drinkers all over the country will be queuing at their off-licenses to get it.
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Under a Freedom of Information Act request by BBC Scotland, Strathclyde Police have disclosed that Buckfast Tonic Wine was mentioned in 5,638 crime reports from 2006 to 2009.
The fortified tonic is made from imported wine by the Benedictine monks of Buckfast Abbey in Devon who feel that it is hard to see how their wine could be ‘held responsible for all the social ills’ of Strathclyde.
One Scottish MEP has called on the European Union to ban Buckfast wine and other drinks that combine alcohol and caffeine. Against this, I think the local MEP has got it right when he says, ‘Do people honestly think that if Buckfast wine is banned, hooligans will start drinking tea?’
It’s a great story and one which must have produced the best publicity ever for the monk’s tonic wine. Drinkers all over the country will be queuing at their off-licenses to get it.
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