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Alcohol deaths fall in England for first time since pandemic

Government licensing reform sparks concerns over public health and local accountability

Professor Niamh Fitzgerald – University of Stirling
Dr James Nicholls – University of Stirling

November 2025

Alcohol duty to increase in line with inflation

Zero-alcohol products: a tool for moderation or a tool for growth?

Fraser Edwardes

Government Men’s Health Strategy recognises scale of alcohol harm – but offers little to tackle it

Why we need a long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK

Poppy Hull

New expert vision sets out roadmap to halve alcohol harm within a decade

Deregulating alcohol licensing: how the government’s proposals risk undermining public health and democracy

Institute of Alcohol Studies

Alcohol harm: A hidden productivity crisis in the UK workforce

Dr Jamie O’Halloran – Senior research fellow, IPPR

October 2025

‘Killer Tactics 2’ exposes industry interference in public health policy

Government launches “fast-track review” on licensing

Developing a roadmap for tackling alcohol harm in the UK

Dr Katherine Severi – Chief Executive of IAS
Karen Biggs – Chief Executive of Phoenix Futures

September 2025

Making the case for regulating alcohol marketing in Scotland: A recent review of the evidence and next steps

Peter Rice

Alcohol-specific deaths in Scotland decrease by 7%

Does Dry January change how we drink?

Aisha Moolla

Alcohol industry intimidation of researchers and advocates

Dr Karen Evans-Reeves and Dr Gemma Mitchell

Denial, Blackouts and the Law

Jonathan Goodliffe