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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

McLeish calls for a wider debate on alcohol and crime

9th september 2008

THE head of the Scottish Prisons Commission yesterday called for a national debate on the place of alcohol in society, describing the level of drink-related crime as "shocking".

Henry McLeish admitted he was "embarrassed" by the absence of drunks on the street during a fact-finding visit to New York, in contrast to Scotland.
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