
Public Health England releases shocking alcoholic liver disease statistics; alcohol-attributable cancer study and campaign; and battling alcohol industry messaging Read more »
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
Public Health England releases shocking alcoholic liver disease statistics; alcohol-attributable cancer study and campaign; and battling alcohol industry messaging Read more »
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 »
Office for National Statistics reports the highest rise in alcohol-specific deaths in 20 years Read more »
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 »
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 »