Dereliction of duty: Are UK alcohol taxes too low?

There are three standard reasons why governments tax alcohol: The UK Government estimates that externalities associated with alcohol cost England and Wales £21 billion every...

IAS response to consultation on HSCIC Lifestyles Compendia Reports

IAS response to the Draft Public Health (Minimum Price for Alcohol) Bill Consultation

IAS response to the Health Select Committee short overview inquiry into the impact on public health post-2013 of the Health and Social Care Act reforms

IAS response to the Review of existing legislation on the structures of excise duties on alcohol and alcoholic beverages

Dead on Arrival? Evaluating the Public Health Responsibility Deal for Alcohol

Key points

Alcohol’s impact on emergency services

Key points Alcohol places a significant and unnecessary strain on emergency services A growing body of evidence is gradually revealing the extent of the burden...

IAS response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm Inquiry: ‘Impact of Alcohol on the Emergency Services’

IAS response to the UK Government’s consultation on a new strategy for sport

IAS response to consultation on Directive 2010/13/EU on audiovisual media services (AVMSD)

IAS response to the call for evidence from the All Party Parliamentary Group for Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

IAS response to European Commission study on exposure of alcohol marketing to young people (Ecorys)

IAS response to Department for Work & Pensions call for evidence on the impact on employment outcomes of drug or alcohol addiction, and obesity (Black review)

IAS response to ‘Alcohol and the Public Purse’

IAS response to Smoking Drinking and Drug Use Among Young People in England (SDD) Consultation

Alcohol’s harm to others

Alcohol consumption can have a range of negative impacts on people other than the drinker, for example physical violence, road traffic accidents, relationship problems, financial...

Alcohol advertising and sponsorship in Formula One: A dangerous cocktail

Alcohol sponsorship of sport is a contested issue, with the major medical and public health institutions in Europe calling for a ban, similar to the...

IAS response to Department of Health consultation on low lower alcohol product labelling

IAS response to Home Office consultation on Community Ancillary Notices

Alcohol, health inequalities and the harm paradox: Why some groups face greater problems despite consuming less alcohol