Episode 15

Tha na h-ùghdarrasan ann am baile ann an ceann a deas na h-Òlaind a’ cleachdadh dòigh shònraichte son dèiligeadh ri daoine fìor bhuaireanta, far a bheil iad dhan cuir a dh’fhuireach ann an coimhearsnachdan fa leth ann an taighean a tha dhan dèanamh a dh’aon ghnothaich. Tha Anne Lundon ann an Tillburg, uair a thìde gu leth à Amsterdam, son faighinn a-mach dè cho soirbheachail ‘s a tha an sgeama.

The authorities in a town in the south of Holland have a unique way of dealing with people who are very disruptive. They send them to live in individual communities in purpose-built houses. Anne Lundon is in Tillburg, an hour and a half an hour from Amsterdam, to find out how successful the scheme has been.

Tha deasbad a’ dol anns an Fhionnlainn mu am bu chòir barrachd smachd a chur air reic na dibhe. Tha feadhainn anns an riaghaltas ag ràdh gu feum iad sin a dhèanamh agus trioblaidean mòra san dùthaich ri linn mì-chleachdadh deoch làidir. Tha iad ag ràdh cuideachd gu bheil iad fhathast gun smachd fhaighinn air duilgheadasan a chaidh adhbharachadh le mearachdan ann am poileasaidh anns na bliadhnaichean a chaidh seachad. Tha feadhainn air taobh eile na ceist ag ràdh, ged-thà, gur e mearachd eile a bhiodh ann cìsean a chur suas tuilleadh sa chòrr, no reic na dibhe a chuingealachadh barrachd. 

There is an on-going debate in Finland over whether the sale of alcohol needs tighter controls. Some in the government believe they must act because the country has serious problems with alcohol abuse. They also believe that they are still to fully overcome problems caused by policy errors in previous years. Others say that it would also be an error to raise taxes or further restrict the sale of alcohol.