Phil Rodgers

@philrodgers.co.uk

Despite the trend for young people to be more abstemious, Cambridge's student political societies still feature alcohol prominently in their events. Conservative students have Port & Policy meetings; for Labour it's Pints & Policy, and the Liberals have Spirited Discussions.

C. McGuinn Freeman

@cmf406.bsky.social

Could not face the now-icy road on the way down to the cabin tonight, and we have people (who I love) coming for the holiday, so it's a cozy solo night of air fryer frozen salmon on rice, a tiny abstemious glass of wine, and to bed early in clean sheets.

Torr 🧵

@torrleonard.bsky.social

"The alcohol industry is far from drying up. Spending on drink has kept rising. Around $1.2trn will be spent this year.

And although Western consumers are more abstemious, those in emerging markets are getting thirstier."

https://www.economist.com/business/2025/10/20/despite-abstemious-gen-zs-the-booze-industry-is-going-strong