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Lessons from lockdown for (anti-)alcohol policy

22 June 2022
Lifestyle Economics

Lessons from lockdown for (anti-)alcohol policy

Chris Snowdon
22 June 2022
This week the IEA published a new study I wrote, looking at the extraordinary social experiment of lockdown and what … Continue reading “Lessons from lockdown for (anti-)alcohol policy”

Public health organisations fail, because they spread themselves too thinly over too many activities

5 September 2020

Public health organisations fail, because they spread themselves too thinly over too many activities

Christopher Snowdon
5 September 2020
If, like me, you celebrated the downfall of the useless, bossy quango Public Health England, you may be unable to … Continue reading “Public health organisations fail, because they spread themselves too thinly over too many activities”

The pseudo-economics of preventive care

7 May 2020
Healthcare

The pseudo-economics of preventive care

Chris Snowdon
7 May 2020
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”

Beware the normalisation of illiberalism

5 May 2020
Lifestyle Economics

Beware the normalisation of illiberalism

Chris Snowdon
5 May 2020
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”

Corona trade-offs: some issues with “test, test, test” and “track and trace”

7 April 2020
Healthcare

Corona trade-offs: some issues with “test, test, test” and “track and trace”

Victoria Hewson
7 April 2020
This past week, testing for Covid-19, or the lack of it, has been the main focus of criticism of the … Continue reading “Corona trade-offs: some issues with “test, test, test” and “track and trace””

Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden

25 November 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden

Christopher Snowdon
25 November 2019
It seems unfair to call it a sweet shop. In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely … Continue reading “Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden”

Did industry unduly influence Ofcom’s decision on restricting TV advertising of unhealthy kids’ foods?

24 September 2019
Lifestyle Economics

Did industry unduly influence Ofcom’s decision on restricting TV advertising of unhealthy kids’ foods?

Stephen Gibson
24 September 2019
In December 2003 the Secretary of State for Health asked Ofcom to look into the regulation of television advertising of … Continue reading “Did industry unduly influence Ofcom’s decision on restricting TV advertising of unhealthy kids’ foods?”

A reply to the British Medical Journal

20 June 2019
Regulation

A reply to the British Medical Journal

Christopher Snowdon
20 June 2019
When the BBC reported last month that Arron Banks had given £450,000 to Nigel Farage, I tweeted ironically: “So now … Continue reading “A reply to the British Medical Journal”

How government regulation exacerbates ethnic pay gaps

4 March 2019
Economic Theory

How government regulation exacerbates ethnic pay gaps

Len Shackleton
4 March 2019
Last week I blogged about the way in which regulation may exacerbate pay gaps between different ethnic groups, using the … Continue reading “How government regulation exacerbates ethnic pay gaps”

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