Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Wednesday, 14 October 2026

Shouting at vitamins

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T he end of the COVID-19 pandemic left a hole in the lives of two groups of people. The first are those who loved the pandemic because it al...
Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Christopher Snowdon on Pints and Policy

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I was on Great British Think Tank's Pints and Policy podcast yesterday. You can watch it below.    Thanks to GBTT's thorough descri...
Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Smoking down, tobacco sales down a lot more

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New ONS stats out today report that the smoking rate has dropped to 9.8% in the UK. This means that the number of smokers has dropped by a ...
Wednesday, 30 September 2026

Let us drink at the football

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With regards to Andy Burnham's call for repealing the ban on drinking and watching live football...   Apologists for illiberal regulatio...

ASH have become shameless grifters

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When the government first proposed a ban on disposable vapes, ASH said it would disadvantage mental health patients, elderly smokers and th...
Friday, 25 September 2026

Nanny State Newsletter #4

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The new Snowdon Substack newsletter is out now.  If you haven't subscribed (it's free) please do so.
Wednesday, 23 September 2026

All that is not proven safe must be banned

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Last week, the House of Lords Liaison Committee called for a “comprehensive ban” on gambling advertising, reversing its previous that there...
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Christopher Snowdon
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Writer and researcher at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Blogging in a personal capacity. Author of Polemics (2020), Killjoys (2017), Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism (2015), The Art of Suppression (2011), The Spirit Level Delusion (2010) and Velvet Glove, Iron Fist (2009).
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