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Sweet Truth – Is there a market failure in sugar?

15 July 2015
Research

Sweet Truth – Is there a market failure in sugar?

Rob Lyons and Christopher Snowdon
15 July 2015

A government clamp-down on sugar would be damaging and unnecessary

Summary: Government intervention in the market can only be justified if there is a market failure and if government action … Continue reading “Sweet Truth – Is there a market failure in sugar?”
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Drinking, Fast and Slow: Ten Years of the Licensing Act

20 May 2015
Research

Drinking, Fast and Slow: Ten Years of the Licensing Act

Christopher Snowdon
20 May 2015

New research debunks the myths associated with extended opening hours

Summary: Introduced in 2005, the Licensing Act allowed more flexibility in pub, bar and nightclub opening times and allowed for … Continue reading “Drinking, Fast and Slow: Ten Years of the Licensing Act”
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Closing Time: Who’s killing the British pub?

10 December 2014
Research

Closing Time: Who’s killing the British pub?

Christopher Snowdon
10 December 2014

A new study into the causes behind a decline in the pub industry

Summary The UK has lost 21,000 pubs since 1980. Half of these closures have taken place since 2006. This paper … Continue reading “Closing Time: Who’s killing the British pub?”
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The Fat Lie

18 August 2014
Research

The Fat Lie

Christopher Snowdon
18 August 2014

Inactivity, not calorie consumption, behind rising obesity in the UK

Summary: The rise in obesity in recent decades is popularly believed to be the result of increased consumption of calories … Continue reading “The Fat Lie”
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Punishing the Majority

15 June 2014
Research

Punishing the Majority

John C. Duffy and Christopher Snowdon
15 June 2014

The problems with alcohol policy in the UK

Summary Alcohol policy in Britain and many other countries aims to reduce per capita alcohol consumption in the belief that … Continue reading “Punishing the Majority”
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Plain Packaging – Questions that need answering

21 April 2014
Research

Plain Packaging – Questions that need answering

Christopher Snowdon
21 April 2014

Research into the overall impact of plain packaging

Summary ●‘ Plain’ or ‘standardised’ packaging bans the use of company logos, colours and trademarks on a product’s packaging and … Continue reading “Plain Packaging – Questions that need answering”
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Free Market Solutions in Health: The case of nicotine

11 July 2013
Research

Free Market Solutions in Health: The case of nicotine

Christopher Snowdon
11 July 2013

Harm reduction is a better strategy than prohibition

Summary: Many campaigners working in the field of public health believe that good health and free market capitalism are irreconcilable. … Continue reading “Free Market Solutions in Health: The case of nicotine”
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The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s fat tax fiasco

25 May 2013
Research

The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s fat tax fiasco

Christopher Snowdon
25 May 2013

New IEA research finds fat taxes would hit the poorest the hardest

Summary: Denmark’s tax on saturated fat was hailed as a world-leading public health policy when it was introduced in October … Continue reading “The Proof of the Pudding: Denmark’s fat tax fiasco”
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Drinking in the Shadow Economy

22 October 2012
Research

Drinking in the Shadow Economy

Christopher Snowdon
22 October 2012

IEA discussion paper shows the Treasury is losing as much as £1.2 billion every year to the illegal alcohol industry.

Executive summary: One in ten bottles or cans of beer sold in the UK have not had duty paid on … Continue reading “Drinking in the Shadow Economy”
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