Some things I have just learnt, reading Schedule 1 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 198226.1 If you gives a second-hand dealer a false name or address when selling them something, you can be fined up to £200 ( Read more... )

Shops and supermarkets in Scotland - which already prohibits the sale of alcohol after 10pm (I think) - can no longer make offers such as buy-one-get-one-free and multi-buy discounts on wine, says the BBCNow. I have long considered a sign of maturity to be a drinks cupboard that is not immediately depleted. But then, I'm not Scottish. And it seems ( Read more... )