

SlimFast’s slogan is not “A shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, then a six-pack of Carlsberg Special Brew for dinner”. No one thinks Tennent’s Super is a crucial part of their January detox. It’s that it’s completely pointless.įor pity’s sake, we already know that alcohol is bad for us. But the main reason I despise this new law is not that it’s so joylessly puritanical. At least, if Varadkar gets his way.Ī grim prospect. Yet now a nation of great drinkers is to become a nation of Perrier-sipping prigs. Not to mention the land of Brendan Behan, Flann O’Brien and Shane MacGowan.

Of all the countries on Earth, I’d never have predicted that Ireland would be the first to introduce a law like this. And then, when it arrives, you find that the label is covered by a gory close-up photo of a cancerous stomach, or a gout-swollen foot. You’ve just ordered a bottle of their very finest wine. You’re having a romantic candlelit date with your dream man or woman in the best restaurant in town. From 2026, every bottle of booze in the country will be plastered with alarmist messages about the risks of cancer and liver disease. Just like the ones on packs of cigarettes. This week, Leo Varadkar confirmed that Ireland is to become the first country in the world to impose health warnings on all alcoholic drinks. But in Ireland, it seems, they’re positively tyrannical. Strange weather patterns, ancient burial sites, and a mysterious glowing rock all point to one thing - INVASION! You are a member of STAKE, a special division of Scotland Yard assigned to deal with the macabre and elements of the supernatural including banshees, werewolves.The health fanatics really are hellbent on squeezing every last drop of pleasure out of our lives. The peaceful tranquility of the English countryside is about to be shattered by forces that threaten your beloved homeland. You are a member of STAKE, a special division of Scotland Yard assigned to deal with the macabre and elements of the supernatural including banshees, werewolves, and other things that go bump in the night. The booming lumber trade of southern Ontario is threatened when a mysterious creature of legend wreaks havoc among the lumberjacks and hunters who dare to encroach on its land. You are a member of STAKE, a special division of Scotland Yard assigned to deal with the macabre and elements of the supernatural. You are tasked with uncovering the secret behind a sunken ship and tracking down an evil force which intends to visit disaster upon the inhabitants of a lonely fishing village. Braving foul weather and constant rain, Inspector Bromley has sent you on a mission north to Loch Ness.
