There was an interesting show on bbc1 last night called The Buckfast Code.  An investigative reporter Kenneth MacDonald set out to uncover the link between Buckfast wine and criminal behaviour. He interviewed a strathclyde policeman, 4 young offenders from Polmont Prison, an independant expert on violent crime, a neuro-scientist, a labour justice spokesman, a young [...]

The Buckfast row kicked off in 2006, but i saw it again on the news yesterday, because of the governments new minimum price proposals for alcohol.  In 2006 Buckfast got a barage like never before and the off shoot of that is some shops and supermarkets won’t sell it, asda and co-op for example.   Msp Helen Liddle called [...]