Would banning cut price alcohol and making booze more expensive stop young people drinking?
"No, it just means young people would spend more money on it. As money can be a problem for young people, by increasing the price you just force them to resort to other things to get the money, like stealing" - Mikey, 18, Lincolnshire
"A lot of kids I grew up with used to buy Lambrini or White Lightning particularly as it's so cheap. But it's also a low alcohol content so you were less likely to have your ID checked than if you bought a bottle of vodka. Shopkeepers are more vigilant now" - Kirby, 20, fashion editor, The Cut youth magazine
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