Alcohol Alert

In the edition: Pubs pray for Easter resurrection – government roadmap out of lockdown urges hospitality to wait a little longer for salvation Read more »

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 »

The Institute of Alcohol Studies has produced a round-up of the year’s highlights in UK alcohol policy Read more »

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 »

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 »

In this edition: Think tank finds NoLo drinks have limited impact, while policymakers’ decisions over the fate of pubs during the coronavirus pandemic come under scrutiny once more Read more »

In this edition: The UK Government weighs up the trade-off between keeping pubs open or reopening schools in light of potential new lockdown Read more »

In this edition: Super Saturday night’s alright for drinking – UK Government declares pubs open for business again while research uncovers worrying levels of home drinking since March Read more »

This newsletter focuses on our summary of how Britain’s relationship with alcohol has fared since the nation went into lockdown Read more »

This month, research from think tank suggests population level measures are highly effective in combatting non-communicable diseases caused by excessive alcohol consumption Read more »