The study found widespread evidence that white collar workers consider alcohol – especially wine – an everyday reward for chores such as cooking dinner or putting their children to bed, as well as to combat the stress of office life.
Yes? And? So? Their bodies, their decision, no one else’s business, least of all the government and its shills.
There was also a common perception among the group that they could ignore health warnings and that regularly drinking at home is safe and sensible, even if their intake exceeded recommended guidelines.
They can ignore the warnings with impunity because those recommended guidelines are bunkum pulled out of the collective arse holes of the committee that came up with them. Based on scientific fact, they are most certainly not. Based upon the deranged ravings of the temperance movement, they most certainly are. We are the best arbiters of what we imbibe, not the government and not health professionals. If we choose to take risks, so be it. Our problem, not theirs.
The research, by the universities of Newcastle and Sunderland, involved a study among 49 clerical and managerial staff from a range of workplaces, including a council, a tax office and a chemical storage company.
Fucking hell, not another one! This is statistically insignificant. It is not research, it is a press release on behalf of the temperance movement and their hangers on. It is not scientific and it is utterly, utterly meaningless.
Two universities involved and only 49 test subjects?
“Listen, chaps, how about applying for a government grant to research drinking among white-collar workers? If we base it on a handful of locals, the fieldwork will cast next to nothing and the budget will keep us all in beer money for months!”
‘A range of workplaces?’ Further research reveals that 11 of the 49 work in a prison – surely a potentially stressful employment situation – and 28 of them in local government or or tax offices.
What a coincidence! Got a post up today on another similar piece of ‘journalism’. Will link.
Another day, another shonky “We know what’s best for you” study.
Oh, Christ, you’ve got to read the whole paper – http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/892.
It’s from that powerhouse of intellectual rigour, the University of Sunderland’s Pharmacy department. It’s ‘research’ based on focus groups for fcuk’s sake. And the ‘researcher’ quoted, ‘Dr’ Lyn Brierley Jones has a PhD in the history of medicine.
And look at the litany of public bodies that have ‘helped’ produce it.
Just did. Thanks for the link Jerry. The list of public bodies tell their own story. Nudge-nudge eh?
Thanks for the link – it’s dire isn’t it? One quote from the paper says it all :-
“Home drinking is generally portrayed as safe and responsible despite being typically uncontrolled and unregulated”
Governments make a lot of money off alcohol…DUI, etc. Its the official govt drug of choice. Cannabis however, just too “dangerous” for the citizenry to be trusted with, Lol..