Latest IAS alcohol alert & alcohol newsletters

The latest Alcohol Alert Issue 3 2014 from the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) is now available.

See here for the cover story Alcohol Duty Escalator Scrapped: Government “has turned its back on public health” , which criticises the Government's failure to stick to the Prime Minister's 2012 commitment of "coming down hard on cheap alcohol."

Other reports in the issue include:

• IAS suggests support for Minimum Pricing of alcohol greater than Government acknowledged

• British Medical Journal lambasts consultation on minimum pricing as a ‘sham’

• Ban on below-cost alcohol sales to come in before World Cup

• Government failure to act on liver disease slammed by MPs

• Harmful consequences of alcohol consumption result in over 21,000 deaths in England each year

• Local Government Association calls for ‘health’ licensing objective

• 24-hour licensing laws fail to deliver promised cut in violence

• Scotland’s Alcohol Strategy Interim Report

• Contradictory claims in regard to Scots ban on multi-buys

• A decade of alcohol strategy: What has been achieved?

• Online marketing threat to young adults

• Nottinghamshire Alliance Against Violence

Other news round ups and reporting

You can see the latest Alcohol Policy UK newsletter here[pdf], or subscribe to the round up or email bulletins.

The latest Drink and Drugs News issue can be found here, including a feature critiquing the 12 step model. See here for the latest Alcohol Concern newsletter or NWPHO alcohol e-shot.