Two of the people paid by the Welsh government to justify evaluate minimum pricing have written a piece for The Conversation which contains a 'public health' quote for the ages.
Minimum pricing for alcohol is well supported by evidence. It is not without its critics, especially those citing continued trends in actual numbers of alcohol-related deaths.
This is the only mention of deaths in the article. As I mentioned recently, alcohol-specific deaths have gone up more in Wales than in any other part of the UK since the Welsh introduced minimum pricing.
There is a whiff of the hostage video about the article. The authors know the policy didn't work and anyone who reads their evaluation can see that. The quote above feels like a wink to the reader.
Nevertheless, they have a job to do...
Based on our findings, we recommend that the Welsh Government retains minimum alcohol pricing.
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