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Ireland's health department says it has met all its obligations under World Trade Organisation rules over the health labelling requirements of its alcohol bill. The US government's trade agency recently said it had asked Ireland to notify the World Trade Organisation about its health labelling … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Ireland: WTO alcohol labelling trade obligations met

One-in-six British parents allows their under-15 to drink, contrary to official advice, with the educated, employed and white more likely to do so, according to a UK study. The official guidance is that children should not drink alcohol before the age of 15, and from then up to the age of 17 only … [Read more...] about One-in-six parents defies youth alcohol advice

Like England’s footballers, who overcame a decades-long inability to win on penalties, we are better off finding our courage through practice, not through alcohol. Sports sponsorship, like Budweiser’s backing of the World Cup, and thrilling advertising images reinforce the phoney link between … [Read more...] about Alcohol: Take courage from competence

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