Poll: Are ‘drunk tanks’ a good idea for Booze Britain?

Launching a campaign aimed at highlighting alcohol harm, Mr Lee, the head of Northamptonshire Police, said the police service should no longer have to be responsible for the increasing number of revellers who require medical treatment due to excess drinki (Rex)

A top policeman, Chief Constable Adrian Lee has proposed a new solution to Britain's collective drink problem: disorderly drunks should be confined in privately-run 'drunk tanks' for the night and then charged for their own care the morning after.

The unlucky drinkers could be charged around £400 - more than the price of a night at the Ritz, to cover costs and provide the private firms with a profit.

But will it help solve addiction and end anti-social behavior? Or just line the pockets of private companies at the expense of Britain's poorest people?