Chris Snowdon’s comment on the sugar tax has been quoted in the Times, the Independent,  the Express, the Guardian, LBC, … Continue reading “Sugar Tax Epic Fail”

Responding to the Government’s consultation on the soft drinks industry levy, Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the … Continue reading “Scrap the Failed Sugar Tax”

Contents Summary This paper argues that the academic literature on the political strategies of ‘unhealthy commodity industries’ offers no insights … Continue reading “The Corporate Playbook”

Public health academics claim industry tactics are uniquely harmful but provide no control groups or comparisons to non-industry actors. The … Continue reading “The ‘corporate playbook’ is a myth, says new IEA paper”

Responding to a new report by Action on Smoking and Health, Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the … Continue reading “IEA Responds to ASH Report”

This article was first published on the Institute of Economic Affairs Substack. Official figures recently published by HMRC indicate a huge … Continue reading “The black market for tobacco is out of control”

Single-issue campaigners claim to want to tackle big issues – including obesity, climate change, and smoking – but often reject … Continue reading “Ideology blocks solutions to society’s biggest challenges, says IEA report “

Contents Foreword The theoretical advantage of single-issue pressure groups is that they can form broad coalitions, gathering people from across … Continue reading “Not Invented Here”

Contents Summary Mancur Olson explained in The Logic of Collective Action (1965) that the free rider problem and the paradox … Continue reading “The People VS. Paternalism”