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The current wave of attention might make it seem like tackling alcohol harm is a new thing, but far from it. Movendi International has been working in the area for nigh-on 170 years, with a name change from IOGT last month the latest evolution. Its president Katarina Sperkova talks with me here … [Read more...] about Video: Meet the 170-year-old sobriety movement

Rejigging our alcohol consumption can help adapt to our current situation and prepare for the challenges ahead. The easing of lockdowns is not the end or the beginning of the end. It is just, perhaps, the end of the beginning.  The UK still faces the deepest depression for perhaps 300 … [Read more...] about Minimal drinking helps prepare for covid-19

News the biggest players in the UK’s alcohol industry have agreed to put weekly drinking guidelines on their labels, a month before a government deadline to do so, has prompted little jubilation among health advocates. The Portman Group, an alcohol industry mouthpiece, dribbled out the news in a … [Read more...] about Tepid reception for industry alcohol labelling pledge

An apparent forward step on alcohol safety labelling last week may, in fact, signal that it is about to get worse. The alcohol industry Portman Group (PG) says it agreed with the health department “for the removal of out-of-date information” by September 1st. But it does not mention adding … [Read more...] about Alcohol safety labelling may be about to get worse

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The challenge of changing our behaviour to slow the spread of coronavirus offers valuable clues about how we all might help reduce the harms of alcohol. There are those aspects of coronavirus aware behaviour adults must master alone, like washing our hands or the remarkably challenging feat of … [Read more...] about A coronavirus ethos can help with alcohol