A new low at universities? Cardiff bans drinking

John Lyons put me onto this one, which constitutes a new low in university life. It's from the Times Higher Education Supplement:

It may not constitute a grave threat to academic freedom, but the freedom of academics to get drunk in their own time is being curtailed at Cardiff University.

A new policy that warns against drunken behaviour out of hours has led to complaints that managers are trying to impose a teetotal lifestyle on staff.

Cardiff's policy on the use of alcohol and drugs says...