Perhaps we could drop the silly anti Blair backlash, which a minority of the population will indulge in whatever the merit of the subject, and discuss the real issue. Surely this has nothing to do with limiting individual freedom but to protect the majority of law abiding passengers from the minority who create an obnoxious disturbance. In addition I would have thought that the professionals on this forum would have something to say about the flight safety implications. Is this proposal a valid way to reduce the threat to the aircraft and passengers posed but a drunken passenger? Surley it's worth a discussion on it's merits rather than trivial party political snipes.