Throughout the visitation of Covid-19, there has been a palpable desire from certain quarters to find a lifestyle factor to … Continue reading “This war on obesity is “an attempt to divert attention” from the handling of coronavirus”

Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute of Economic Affair, appeared on the Sky News Daily Podcast to … Continue reading “When will the pubs reopen?”

As part of the world’s most draconian Covid-19 lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa instituted a complete ban on the … Continue reading “Covid-19 should not lead to prohibition era policies”

South Africa, India and other countries have used Covid as an excuse to ban alcohol consumption. This has had “predictably … Continue reading “Prohibition will always fail”

Attempts have been made to link the coronavirus to alcohol consumption and vaping – both of which have not been … Continue reading “Boris’ war on obesity is futile”

According to media reports, Boris Johnson is planning to declare a war on fat in response to the links between … Continue reading “We don’t need another war on obesity”

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic reached our shores, there were calls for spending on public health to be increased. Health … Continue reading “The pseudo-economics of preventive care”

F. A. Hayek’s motivation for writing The Road to Serfdom (1944) was his fear that measures needed to conduct World … Continue reading “Beware the normalisation of illiberalism”

Minimum pricing had no impact on alcohol-related deaths in Scotland in the eight months after it was introduced, reveals the Institute … Continue reading “Minimum pricing had no impact on alcohol-related deaths in Scotland, says new IEA briefing”