“Violence down amid pub law change” Violent crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales fell by 11% at the end of last year, despite longer pub opening hours coming in, figures show. Read the full BBC NEWS Story. Institute of Alcohol Studies Response The carefully selected crime statistics released by the Home Office… Read more »
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Institute of Alcohol Studies says binge drinking blitz is only sticking plaster
Institute of Alcohol Studies says binge drinking blitz is only sticking plaster DeHavilland Report – News Comment Summary The Institute of Alcohol Studies today described the Home Office’s Christmas binge drinking crackdown as ‘a sticking plaster’ solution from a government that had failed to prevent the nation’s city centres from becoming a ‘battlefield’. IAS director… Read more »
Government in the pocket of the Alcohol Industry IAS attacks Portman Group influence
Government in the pocket of the Alcohol Industry IAS attacks Portman Group influence The drink industry’s hand is plainly visible in the Interim Analytical Report on the long-awaited national alcohol policy is the view of the Institute of Alcohol Studies, published in the current edition of its journal, Alert. “…the report contains one particularly glaring… Read more »
The national alcohol strategy in the hands of the drink industry
The national alcohol strategy in the hands of the drink industry The long-delayed national alcohol policy will be dictated by the drink industry. This is the accusation levelled at the Government by the Institute of Alcohol Studies. In the edition of Alert No 2 2002 published today the IAS says that responsibility for the strategy… Read more »
Drink drive limit: IAS Condemns Government Betrayal
The Government’s refusal to lower the drink drive limit is a broken promise that will cost lives, the IAS said today in response to the announcement that the 80mg% limit is to be retained Read more »
Young drinkers receive a death warning
Young drinkers receive a death warning Institute of Alcohol Studies calls for government action to stem the tide of dangerous drinking among young people. The IAS today called for government action to contain the barrage of alcohol industry marketing that contributes to the British culture of binge drinking, particularly among the young. The Institute also… Read more »
10 per cent increase in drink-drive casualties – IAS condemns Government’s record
10 per cent increase in drink-drive casualties – IAS condemns Government’s record The IAS today accused the Government of shameful neglect of the drink-drive problem, and of caving in to vested interests. The comments were prompted by the release of figures showing that, despite a fall in the overall number of deaths and injuries in… Read more »
IAS Attacks Government Proposals for 24 Hour Drinking
IAS Attacks Government Proposals for 24 Hour Drinking Government proposals for 24 hour drinking are against both public opinion and the public interest, the IAS commented today. The views of the IAS are in line with those of other critics, notably the British Entertainment and Discotheque Association, some of the London Boroughs, and resident’s associations,… Read more »
Marketing Alcohol to Young People – An Industry out of Control
Marketing Alcohol to Young People – An Industry out of Control. Corporate greed, lies at the heart of the drink industry’s cynical manipulation of their voluntary codes of advertising practice, claims a new report by the Institute of Alcohol Studies. The report Marketing Alcohol to Young People shows irrefutable evidence that young people are a… Read more »
The Labour Government’s record on drink driving casts doubt on whether it can be trusted to deal with the endemic alcohol problem
The Labour Government’s record on drink driving casts doubt on whether it can be trusted to deal with the endemic alcohol problem Two and a half years ago the Government declared its intention to lower the legal limit for drink driving to 50 mgs%. Failing to act has cost the lives of at least 125… Read more »