Friday 26 July 2024
The fix is in
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I wrote last year about some ‘experimental statistics’ from the Gambling Commission that suggested that there are far more problem gamble...
Friday 19 July 2024
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill returns
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Be afraid. Labour wants to regulate flavours and branding, and may even be planning to tax vapes (another Sunak ruse). We know from other...
Wednesday 17 July 2024
Inside the mind of George Monbiot
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I reviewed George Monbiot's latest book for The Critic last month. It's online here . It's supposed to be about 'neoliberal...
Sunday 14 July 2024
Sugar tax claims jump the shark
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The Guardian is trying to find out how gullible its readers are. How else can you explain a headline like ‘Children’s daily sugar consumpti...
Thursday 11 July 2024
Smoking-related cancers at an all time high?
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D o people in “public health” have little meetings where they dare each other to tell the media the most outrageous nonsense they can thin...
Thursday 4 July 2024
Last Orders with Tim Black
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We recorded put out the Last Orders podcast a bit earlier than usual this week so it didn't arrive after the election. It's a good o...
Friday 28 June 2024
Who is behind the betting "scandal"?
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The political betting "scandal" has dominated the British news cycle for two weeks. Very few people are asking the obvious questio...
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