
This month, the Alcohol Health Alliance launches a postcard campaign to warn about dangers of cheap alcohol 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
This month, the Alcohol Health Alliance launches a postcard campaign to warn about dangers of cheap alcohol Read more »
This month, a news report finds that three out of every five Brits have experienced drunken behaviour on flights Read more »
This month, Caroline Flint MP urges government to put Families First at a parliamentary launch Read more »
This month, the Welsh Government follow Scotland’s lead and passes legislation to introduce MUP Read more »
This month, MUP finally lands on Scottish shores, to much fanfare and speculation Read more »
This month, a new report has found that raising alcohol taxes by 10% could boost GDP by £850 million and create an additional 17,000 jobs in the UK Read more »
This month, industry proposals to shift information and health warnings off alcoholic beverage labels incur the wrath of health and consumer campaigners Read more »
This month, campaigners join forces at the All Party Parliamentary Group on the Children of Alcoholics to demand an end to Parental Alcohol Misuse Read more »
This month, an Alcohol Health Alliance commissioned survey finds that only 16% people are aware of the weekly alcohol guidelines and only one in ten people know of the established links between alcohol and cancer Read more »
The Institute of Alcohol Studies has produced a round-up of the year’s highlights in UK alcohol policy Read more »