Professor Kaner assesses how minimum unit pricing in Scotland and Wales is changing consumption patterns and harmful drinking habits. Read more »
Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland and Wales: what is the impact so far?
Price
Shrinking drinks – How minimum pricing is making bottles smaller
Andrew Misell believes producers’ and consumers’ reactions to the new minimum unit price of alcohol in Wales could lead to a win-win situation for both industry and public health actors Read more »
The Pass-Through of Alcohol Excise Taxes to Prices in OECD Countries: Filling in the evidence gap
Governments ‘may consider additionally implementing minimum pricing policies’ as a viable complement to tax increases on alcohol Read more »
Hope for a Dutch MUP
The lobby for effective alcohol measures has grown in recent times, Wim van Dalen argues Read more »
Minimum unit pricing: from the theory to the supermarket shelf
Originally posted on the Alcohol Change UK website Read more »
MUP – let’s not lose another decade to alcohol harm
Colin Shevills calls for action on cheap alcohol in England, arguing that the need MUP is ‘becoming hard to ignore’ Read more »
New Australian estimates of the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing
Michael Livingston, Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, La Trobe University Read more »
A brief window of opportunity: The case of MUP in England
Ben Hawkins writes about the pricing policy’s short lived time in the spotlight Read more »
Minimum pricing for alcohol in Wales – will drinkers switch substances?
Professor Katy Holloway summarises her findings from a research project investigating the potential for substance switching among Welsh drinkers Read more »
Can we really take the politics out of alcohol tax?
In light of the SMF’s recent report and HM Treasury’s controversial ‘duty-free’ promise, Aveek Bhattacharya asks a pertinent question about the ways in which the alcohol taxation system could be revised Read more »
What does Twitter make of Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland?
New research gauges the opinions of the Twitterati on flagship alcohol policy Read more »
Explaining the strong support for the Swedish alcohol retail monopoly
For the twenty-third year in a row, the Swedish state-run alcohol retail monopoly, Systembolaget, was ranked most trusted institution in Sweden. Above the police, universities and IKEA. Most consumers want freedom and availability when it comes to other retail markets. So how come Swedes have such a positive opinion on something that put restrictions on the market? Read more »
What do we really know about how MUP has affected alcohol sales in Scotland?
Not very much, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya, but what little we do know holds promise for the groundbreaking health policy Read more »
MUP – What do we know eight months on?
Not much – it’s ‘too early to tell’ how well the policy is working, says Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland Read more »
Is the decline of pubs overstated?
The issue may seem more complex than first appears, says Aveek Bhattacharya Read more »
A councillor’s plea to Sajid Javid – we need MUP
Leicester City public health lead Adam Clarke hopes the Home Secretary will heed his call Read more »
Reducing the Minimum Price of Beer in Ontario – Risks of the ‘Buck a Beer’ Policy
Doug Ford’s latest election promise is one best forgotten, says Norman Giesbrecht Read more »
It’s rarely been so affordable to have a pint of beer in the pub
Result of CAMRA poll should be taken with caution, warns Aveek Bhattacharya Read more »
Minimum Unit Pricing: a welcome and useful form of alcohol regulation
MUP is a welcome step in the right direction, says Steve Rolles Read more »
Why an alcohol tax cut is a bad idea for the US
Cuts in alcohol excise duties will be harmful, not helpful, to the health of the nation’s citizens, argues Robert Pezzolesi Read more »
Why is the government subsidising cheap strong cider?
Technical issues around the design of tax systems can have dramatic real-world consequences, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya Read more »
Why minimum unit pricing is not a tax on the poor
Colin Angus, one of the architects of the model behind the policy, explains the health benefits that it will bring Read more »
The dangerous mirage of the whisky Laffer curve
Laffer curve arguments should not be taken seriously when it comes to alcohol duty, writes Aveek Bhattacharya Read more »
Carthage must be destroyed
‘The struggle to stop the UK drowning in cheap alcohol can be won, but it requires exceptional powers of endurance,’ writes professor Rob Poole Read more »
Battle to introduce minimum alcohol prices almost over finishing line
Alison Douglas reminds us why the Scottish Government passed its landmark law all those years ago Read more »
Might innovative taxes on alcohol and other unhealthy commodity products help fund the NHS?
Social Policy scholars from the University of Edinburgh ask whether the public is willing to spend more in so-called ‘sin taxes’ in order to fund its national health service Read more »
Fixing the UK’s alcohol taxes
Heavy drinkers have a higher social cost than other drinkers and are more responsive to changes in alcohol prices, say the Institute for Fiscal Studies. So why not raise taxes on the high-strength drinks they most often consume? Read more »
Cheap cider and an alcohol duty system that incentivises harmful practice
Away from the “cheap political posturing”, policymakers’ decisions on alcohol taxes have real health consequences for people’s lives, says researcher Dr John Holmes Read more »
Beer duty cuts – don’t believe the hype
Cutting beer duty won’t encourage drinkers to switch from supermarkets to pubs, argues Aveek Bhattacharya Read more »