The pandemic offers a chance to consider better ways to pay for social environments we enjoy spending time in. A "seat fee" would be one. A large chunk of the price we pay for a pint, for example, is gobbled up in tax and in paying the brewer, with what’s left used to cover the landlord’s rent, … [Read more...] about A “seat fee” could help reboot pubs
Massive public support for alcohol labelling
The UK public overwhelmingly supports experts’ calls for consumers to be given nutritional information, alcohol content and the official low-risk guidelines on alcoholic drinks. “Why should alcohol continue to be exempt?” asks Sir Ian Gilmore, head of the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), pointing … [Read more...] about Massive public support for alcohol labelling
Brits drank less alcohol in early pandemic
Brits overall drank less alcohol than usual in the first few months of the pandemic last year, despite scenes of frenzied panic buying. There was a fall of around 10% in England and Wales and 5% in Scotland in the second quarter of 2020, according to figures published by Public Health Scotland … [Read more...] about Brits drank less alcohol in early pandemic
Visualising alcohol’s calories
One way to visualise alcohol calories is to see it has has roughly the same amount as oil 5-9cal/ml. So 500ml of 5% lager alcohol contributes roughly the same as 25ml of oil, ~200 calories. And in a 75ml bottle of, say, 12% wine alcohol contribute about as much as 90ml of oil, 700 calories. This … [Read more...] about Visualising alcohol’s calories
Recovery Channel Podcast: interview
On a virtual trip to San Antonio, Texas recording a chat about alcohol's lack of utility, national drinking patterns, Dry January, the stress of political division and the merits of podcasting while standing. ■ … [Read more...] about Recovery Channel Podcast: interview
UPDATED: UK lockdown alcohol volume estimates disagree
A UK alcohol industry trade body says beer and wine sales measured in litres both fell in the covid-19 lockdown, apparently contradicting a health analyst's findings. Beer sales fell 10% by volume in the year to October 2020 and the volume of wine sold fell by 5% in the same period, says the Wine … [Read more...] about UPDATED: UK lockdown alcohol volume estimates disagree