Why booze is great - read my Guardian blog today

A Channel 4 programme will make a stunning revelation at 9pm tonight: some people in Britain like to drink. According to the promotional blurb for 999: What's your emergency?: "With more than a quarter of adults drinking to hazardous levels, alcohol is a major factor in half of all crime and more than 70% of violent crimes, and costs the NHS £2.7bn a year."...

Read the rest of my Guardian blog here. Emails putting me right always welcome...