To be fair, the number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland and Wales went down (both in absolute terms and relative to England) after MUP went into effect from to 2018 to 2019, and only really went up during and after the pandemic lockdowns. It seems the lockdowns and fearmongering really drove people to drink!
Deaths did indeed go down in Wales in 2019 but it didn't have MUP until 2020 so it just goes to show that there's nothing special about the one year drop in Scotland.
To be fair, the number of alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland and Wales went down (both in absolute terms and relative to England) after MUP went into effect from to 2018 to 2019, and only really went up during and after the pandemic lockdowns. It seems the lockdowns and fearmongering really drove people to drink!
Deaths did indeed go down in Wales in 2019 but it didn't have MUP until 2020 so it just goes to show that there's nothing special about the one year drop in Scotland.
"Wales introduced minimum pricing for alcohol in March 2020".
But if alcohol-specific deaths in Wales went down between 2018-2019, and you think that decline was significant, how would you explain it?