Scotland sees highest alcohol deaths since 2008; LGA calls for public health aspect of licensing; Pernod Ricard’s ‘Dark Nudge’ advert; and study on UK Ministerial meetings and political donations. Read more »
August 2021
Alcohol Alert
The Alcohol Alert is our monthly newsletter, covering the latest issues in UK alcohol policy. It comes with a podcast (links to the most recent episodes on the right hand side of the page) interviewing prominent figures in alcohol research, policy and practice, and is free to subscribe to via Substack. Below is our archive of editions dating back to 1997
July 2021
Public Health England releases shocking alcoholic liver disease statistics; alcohol-attributable cancer study and campaign; and battling alcohol industry messaging Read more »
June 2021
Alcohol and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, OECD’s investment case for alcohol control policies, and confusion over WHO’s draft action plan. Read more »
May 2021
Office for National Statistics reports the highest rise in alcohol-specific deaths in 20 years Read more »
March 2021
Spring Budget sees in new financial year with another blanket freeze on alcohol duties, while research finds availability of alcohol amplifies associations with deprivation and violence Read more »
February 2021
In the edition: Pubs pray for Easter resurrection – government roadmap out of lockdown urges hospitality to wait a little longer for salvation Read more »
January 2021
In the edition: The Westminster administration relies on its experiences of managing last year’s lockdowns to enforce a ban on takeaway alcohol in England Read more »
December 2020
The Institute of Alcohol Studies has produced a round-up of the year’s highlights in UK alcohol policy Read more »
November 2020
In this edition: New report looks at how nudge theory shapes alcohol policy, and survey and sales data show how home drinking has increasingly become the new normal as a result of COVID-19 lockdown measures Read more »
October 2020
In this edition: COVID-19: Latest lockdown measures leave pubs in tiers, while our progress report on alcohol consumption during the pandemic warns of the hidden harm from the rise in increasing and higher risk drinking Read more »