While the Daily Mail blames bottomless brunches, the answer may lie in a longer view back to the rise of 90s ladette culture
British women are the biggest female binge drinkers in the world, with more than a quarter regularly drinking more than six drinks at least once a month, according to a report released this week by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which compared alcohol consumption across 33 countries.
While that figure is much higher for men – 45% – it is still unmatched among female populations anywhere else in Europe or, so far as the study’s authors can determine, anywhere in the world.
