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Minimum alcohol unit price advocates cast doubt on recent warnings that low-level drinkers would bear the brunt of Scotland’s plan to introduce the scheme next May. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said last week it may be “better to reform duties and not have a minimum price at all”. It … [Read more...] about Experts query minimum alcohol price concerns

Ireland’s upper house last week passed a long-awaited bill introducing minimum alcohol prices and requiring warnings of alcohol’s cancer risks and the protection of children from marketing. According to the bill passed on Friday drinks labels will also need to list their ingredients for the first … [Read more...] about Ireland pioneers alcohol cancer warnings and minimum prices

More than 3m people in the UK plan to turn their alcohol clocks to zero for a month from January 1st,  joining an increasingly popular annual initiative to realise the multiple benefits of lower levels of drinking. Alcohol Concern’s Dry January provides information, support and extra motivation for … [Read more...] about Millions to zero alcohol levels this New Year

This is an extract of Alcohol for Nerds the follow up to Alcohol Companion. There was a social media giant in start-up tens of thousands of years before Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter started vying for our attention: alcohol. Alcohol has far higher spec in some ways. A pleasant taste, … [Read more...] about Our legacy social medium