The Guardian; 
Mon 23 Apr 2018
Hannah Jane Parkinson ; @ladyhaja
Drinking is ingrained in our social life – much as cigarettes were until public health campaigns led to a huge cultural shift. With many young people eschewing alcohol, the beginning of the end of booze Britain is in sight
More than a quarter of 16- to 24-year-olds are teetotal, according to a 2017 study. Photograph: Jutta Klee/Getty Images/fStop
A cool glass of sauvignon canalside in the summer. A soothing beer by a pub fire as the leaves turn red. Mulled wine with a Christmas mince pie. Alcohol is shot through British life like, well, shots on a night out. But recent trends suggest that might be changing. Could the British love of booze be drying up as surely as our passion for cigarettes?
