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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Stop booze tours, plead Scottish students

  • Anthea Lipsett
  • Tuesday September 16 2008
Student leaders call on Scottish government to keep binge-tour organisers off campuses

Student leaders have called on the Scottish government to clamp down on booze binge tours.

The Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland (Cardas) says universities have been swamped by event organisers promoting alcoholic binge tours for students across Scotland.

The coalition - which includes Scotland's National Union of Students, the Scottish Youth Parliament and most students' unions - has demanded action after a host of binge-tour promoters swooped on campuses at the start of term.

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