Thursday, 27 February 2025

The People vs. Paternalism

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  Millions of consumers are routinely impoverished and have their freedoms taken away by tiny pressure groups. How does it happen and what c...
Wednesday, 19 February 2025

Quote of the week: minimum pricing

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Two of the people paid by the Welsh government to justify evaluate minimum pricing have written a piece for The Conversation which contains...
Monday, 17 February 2025

What is the Marcela Trust?

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Action on Sugar is back in the black. After receiving just £74 in voluntary donations in 2022/23, the pressure group - formally known as Con...
Friday, 14 February 2025

Gambling is still not a public health issue

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I've said it before and I'll say it again: gambling is not a public health issue. Gambling is not a public health issue. Never has b...
Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Minimum pricing ditched in Australia

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AI generated Have you noticed all the countries lining up to introduce minimum pricing after it was such a world-leading success in Scotland...
Friday, 7 February 2025

Ronald Mcdonald versus the clowns of 'public health'

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The BMJ is upset that McDonald's has been winning legal battles against busybodies from local councils who want to stop it opening new ...
Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Don't look at the deaths! Minimum pricing in Wales

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Minimum pricing in Wales has been a failure. It was introduced in April 2020 and was therefore confounded by the pandemic, but the rise in a...