© South Wales Evening Post - 5 September 2005
Senior judges warn the coming relaxation in drinking-hour rules is "close to lunacy.'' Police say they are at breaking point as they are. Swansea councillor Ioan Richard, however, sees it differently.
He argues that out of 20,000 enjoying themselves in Swansea on a Friday night, just a handful are looking for trouble.
He has got a point. But there is also an element of spin in what he says.
The knock-on effects of those causing trouble are far-reaching. They are far reaching and costly.
What else will it take to convince decision-makers that enough is enough. A night in one of our A &E departments, maybe?
