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Long life

The elderly are society’s new baddies

Now that the young are turning tee-total, the best hope for the survival of heavy drinking lies with the old

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

21 February 2015

9:00 AM

The gulf in understanding between the old and the young has widened with the news that the young are beginning to turn teetotal. If there was one thing that the old thought they knew about the young, it was that they drank too much. British youth led the world in its enthusiasm for alcohol.

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