Why we don’t need the alcohol industry for a strong economy
In 1850, the French economist Frederic Bastiat wrote the parable of a shopkeeper whose window …
The government’s own numbers show that alcohol is under-taxed
Alcohol produces externalities – costs that are imposed on others without their consent. For example, …
Tobacco, alcohol and processed food industries
How do they fit into the public health agenda? The growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) …
Labour’s nanny state plan for drinkers
The Daily Mail claims to have a copy of proposals from the Shadow Cabinet subgroup …
Minimum Pricing for Alcohol
When the UK Government abandoned its proposal to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol in …
New ideas in public health
There is still controversy about the plain packaging of cigarettes, and unit pricing of alcohol, …
Minimum price for alcohol is a good policy
The harmful use of alcohol results in 2.5 million deaths each year. 320 000 young people …
Measures to tackle alcohol misuse
Richard Simpson MSP argues that we need more than just minimum pricing to tackle alcohol …
Why do the Scots want minimum pricing of alcohol?
This shows the comparison of rates of liver disease in Scotland against other European countries, …