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...binge drinking worse. Critics point to the funds needed to police drunken revelers, the increased crime and the strain on the health system. "If you allow people to drink more, they will drink more - and that will lead to more disorder, more crime and more antisocial behavior," says Chris Allison, spokesman for the Association of Chief Police Officers and a Metropolitan Police commander. Few would deny that Britain has a drink problem. While its total alcohol consumption is lower than that of most southern European countries, where the tradition of raising a glass or two over dinner adds up over...
...applications for licenses, as provided under the new law, they oppose longer hours because they say they lack the resources to deal with the problems they expect to arise from them. "I don't have a box of police I can take and put elsewhere," says Allison. A lot of people in Nottingham share that view. Take Tony Lovett, a cab driver who usually doesn't work weekend nights because of the hassle from rowdy drunks. "Increasing opening hours is bad," he says. "The city on Friday and Saturday nights is total mayhem." Many people blame price wars among pubs...
...Allison said the threats have largely been exaggerated by unconfirmed reports...
...Allison said the unusually dramatic response of authorities is largely due to the coincidence in timing between the threat and yesterday’s inauguration...
...threat, according to Allison, is not expected to seriously affect Harvard’s security...