NO - Professor Ian Gilmore, president, Royal College of Physicians and chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK
Retailers must stand up and take a share of the responsibility for the binge drinking of youngsters. Of course many others have a role, including parents, schools, police and local government, as well as wider society. But as long as retailers are promoting irresponsible offers, selling heavily discounted drinks, and serving both those underage and drunk, they are giving teenagers a loaded gun.
YES - Lucy Neville-Rolfe, executive director for corporate and legal affairs, Tesco
As a mother of four teenage boys, I understand the concerns surrounding the binge drinking culture among young people. But it is far too simplistic to blame price and retailers alone.
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