Once again we are being treated to nudge politics. The healthy living lobby is trying to get everyone to reduce their consumption of wine and other drinks by saying that it is worthwhile not to drink in January. I am not going to listen to this. If, I felt that I was drinking too much then I would not just give up for January, but I would give up entirely. I shall stick to my routine of not drinking at all for two consecutive days a week. Last Sunday at a dinner party I went "over the top" by drinking a whole bottle of wine. I did not wake up with a hangover, my skin had not gone pale and I did not have a bad conscience. Common sense now tells me to give my liver a rest and not to drink until my next dinner party which will be next Sunday. My wife will do this too without any prompting from me and we won't even discuss it. I believe that we have both got a healthy attitude to drinking and that we are not in danger of damaging our health or becoming alcoholics, neither of us drink and drive.
Of course there will always be problem drinkers even if alcohol was banned. I feel, however, that there is no reason to be accusatory to people who simply want to enjoy a glass of wine or two with their meal and their friends.
