IEA: Early signs suggest minimum unit pricing is not having a positive effect on health

19 September 2019
Lifestyle Economics

IEA: Early signs suggest minimum unit pricing is not having a positive effect on health

19 September 2019

Christopher Snowdon responds to new research

Commenting on figures presented to the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) conference in Glasgow on the … Continue reading “IEA: Early signs suggest minimum unit pricing is not having a positive effect on health”

Food reformulation by stealth designed to please Public Health England, not consumers, says new IEA report

16 August 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Food reformulation by stealth designed to please Public Health England, not consumers, says new IEA report

16 August 2019

New report on food reformulation plans which seek to reduce the per capita consumption of sugar, salt, and calories

The government’s food reformulation agenda encourages companies to design recipes that please Public Health England (PHE) and ignore the tastes … Continue reading “Food reformulation by stealth designed to please Public Health England, not consumers, says new IEA report”

The Lancet’s support for repressive regimes’ alcohol control policies is worrying

7 May 2019
Lifestyle Economics

The Lancet’s support for repressive regimes’ alcohol control policies is worrying

7 May 2019

Christopher Snowdon comments on new study in The Lancet

Responding to a study in The Lancet which claims that harmful drinking is rising, and which endorses alcohol control policies … Continue reading “The Lancet’s support for repressive regimes’ alcohol control policies is worrying”

UK is the best country in the EU for vaping but one of the worst for interference in everything else

30 April 2019
Lifestyle Economics

UK is the best country in the EU for vaping but one of the worst for interference in everything else

30 April 2019

Findings from the Nanny State Index 2019

Only three EU countries are worse than Britain when it comes to nanny state interference, according to the latest research. … Continue reading “UK is the best country in the EU for vaping but one of the worst for interference in everything else”