News.Scotland.Org

December, 27

Landlines are now no more an essential mode of communication for large number of Scots. More and more people are relying on mobile phones to be connected round the clock. The conventional telephone has lost its space in this technological era where every thing is becoming compact and portable. Now only few people still use the traditional telephones in UK. But still for some reasons the landline telephone has few utilities attached to it, like broadband internet connections.

But one can’t say that landline phones have faded out, still about 85 percent Scottish people have a landline connection at home. Even though mobile phones have occupied their supremacy, still the traditional phones have some role to play in the UK houses. Though looking at the graphs, one can see a slide in the percentage of landline phones in homes in coming years, which tells that people are slowly leaving this conventional communicative device back and moving forward.

If we look overall we can see that more than 82 percent Scottish homes have access to mobile phones which is far more than the percent of the whole UK. Another major reason for mobile phones overtaking the traditional phone is the tempting offers and promotional schemes these mobiles companies roll out for consumers attracting them to grab these offers. While they can enjoy free calls on through internet via other chat operators. People are now adapted to mobile phones and these techno gadgets have become necessary elements of their lives.

In the communicative era the youngsters have shown great interest in mobile phones as a handy device to stay connect with the outer world round the clock. It could happen that in coming years landlines will become an addition in the museums for future generations to have a look at this traditional communicative device.

Scotland, Dec 27: In a shocking report it was revealed that in Scotland the under age drinking habit is on rise. In the recent days police have arrested under aged children for being drunk in the public. In the past five years at least 2000 children were arrested for being drunk in the public. Among those arrested there are several primary school students that raise concern about the health of the future generation.

Alcohol awareness campaigners and politicians voiced their concern about the new habitual change in the youngsters. They said that the drinking habit has become worsen now than the past decade. Meanwhile one leading charity voiced against the criminalising youth unnecessarily by arresting them for being drunk. They also pointed out that out of 2000 children arrested over the past five years only 34 were of the age 12 or below.

According to Frank Soodeen of the agency named Alcohol Concern said: “Despite the harm the children are doing the drinking habit will affect their developing bodies by if not properly monitored they are likely to have sex or sustain injury or get into scuffle. Other than criminalising young people unnecessarily it is better to consider the option of licensing laws and proper regulation to ensure age restriction to be effectively implemented. Adequate training should have to be given to the staffs who are selling alcohol to help while approaching under age drinkers.”

While commenting on this the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland opined that it supports all the initiative that would help in minimising the menace of under age drinking culture. The enforcement is part of the series of restriction measures taken to curb this ruining habit.

Under age drinking habit pose great threat to the future of the young generation in Scotland. As being a delicate issue it has to be approached with great care by chalking out a comprehensive strategy to bring in an amicable solution.