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Giving licensing officers enhanced powers would hollow out local democratic accountability in licensing decisions.

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🚨 LGA and partners call for urgent ban on unethical ‘patient brokering’ in addiction treatment services

Vulnerable people must not be exploited for profit.

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Heineken has said that its 0% drink has led to “almost no cannibalisation and a positive Halo effect” – meaning it would do nothing to reduce alcohol consumption and harm.

Read our latest blog that looked at contrasting comms from zero alcohol producers.

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89% of organisations support MUP in the UK, with only 8% opposed & 3% neutral, finds a new report by the AHA.

Analysing hundreds of consultation responses, media reports, academic articles & more, it shows support even among many alcohol industry groups.

https://ahauk.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/MUP-report-DEC-2025.pdf

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