Is excessive alcohol consumption a huge problem today? Should we allow the government to regulate our drinking? All this and more is tackled in the edited highlights of this lively final debate of the Debating Matters Competition 2012 held at the Wellcome Trust’s conference centre in London. Graveney School, London, who spoke for the motion that minimum alcohol pricing would be good for Britain, won the debate to become the Debating Matters Competition UK 2012 champions.