Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Thursday, 31 January 2019

Coco Pops are the new tobacco - Tom Watson

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'Elementary, my dear Watson' The Advertising Association invited Tom Watson to harass them give the keynote speech at their con...
Wednesday, 30 January 2019

Last Orders with the Angry Chef

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Three wise men There has been some crazy talk about food and obesity this month. Things are moving in a dangerous direction - and quic...
Tuesday, 29 January 2019

Soda and cigarettes

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New York City taxpayers' money at work... You can watch the whole thing by clicking the tweet below. By comparing cigarettes to ...
Monday, 28 January 2019

The slippery slope becomes a runaway train

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Less than two weeks after setting out its bizarre near-vegan diet, the Lancet has published a lengthy report detailing how it expects the ...
Friday, 25 January 2019

Clutching at straws

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More words of wisdom from Colin Shevills of the 100% state-funded temperance group Balance... Community pubs are 'stronger than ever...
Wednesday, 23 January 2019

The ugly face of the nanny state

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The slippery slope heuristic says that anything that is tried in tobacco control will be copied in food control, alcohol control and gamblin...

Shrinking food

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According to the Guardian on Tuesday, Brexit has caused food to get smaller. It's not true, as the Office for National Statistics expli...
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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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