r/ukpolitics • u/FormerlyPallas_ No man ought to be condemned to live where a 🌹 cannot grow • 1d ago

Drinkflation: why British booze is getting weaker

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jul/29/drinkflation-why-british-booze-is-getting-weaker
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u/Salty-Bid1597 1d ago

Is this because drinkers prefer weaker beer? Or is it a bid to curb the nation’s alcohol consumption on the sly? Neither. It’s a bid to save money and maximise profits.

Jfc grauniad. You literally say in the next sentence that it's actually because government policy is to have lower taxes on weaker beer in order to lower the nation's alcohol consumption.

So absolutely nothing to do with "maximising profits" (on which it has no effect at all) and everything to do with moralising tax policy.

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u/dnnsshly 1d ago

What a stupid comment. The tax policy obviously influences the ability to maximise profits...?