Unit 1: Should there be a minimum unit price for alcohol?

The proposal is for 40p per unit. The government position is in this clip

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17487194 video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17485951 video
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17482035 article

These tutor2u posts have some of the adv/disadv summarised

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/the-minimum-alcohol-price-debate?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economics_news+%28tutor2u+Economics+Blog%29#When:16:49:41Z

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/minimum-beer-prices-may-not-be-the-solution-for-binge-drinking1

Why's such a measure needed? Rising liver deaths says the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17471790

But the big retailers aren't happy

http://news.sky.com/home/uk-news/article/16194599 Sky

..and an MP arrested for assaulting 3 people in the Houses of Parliament whilst drunk thinks the minimum price is unfair on equality grounds

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17496257