Phenomenal panel on a critically important topic.

Very true for Scotland too. Currently very little done to work with ppl with alcohol problems, though the Glasgow Alcohol Court is a shining example of what can be done well.

On the back of this week’s alcohol death news that 1,277 lives were tragically lost in 2023, we hope the Scottish Government sets out an urgent plan of action this afternoon.

Darzai investigation of the NHS in England draws attention to the impact of affordability on rates of harm from alcohol and to the benefits of the Alcohol Duty Escalator while it was in place. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66e1b49e…

The Scotch Whisky Association continues to claim that keeping alcohol duty rates in line with inflation in 2023 cost the Treasury revenue. This is clear misinformation. Whisky duty receipts in the financial year 2023/24 were higher than the previous year cityam.com/scotch-whisky-…

There's another way of wording this: ➡️ Half of alcohol products do not have calorie information on, when non-alcoholic drinks all have to Alcohol labels should be required to include the CMO guidelines, nutritional information, and health warnings. thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/half-o…

When Alastair Darling introduced a duty escalator (ie increased by inflation +2% each year) the number of people dying fell. And it raised treasury revenues.

This month is #RecoveryMonth 💜 We're delighted to have added a new page to our website where we'll be sharing stories of people whose lives have been impacted by alcohol. Our first story is from Steph, now in long term recovery from an alcohol problem. alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/stephs-story/

Good to see IPPR make clear recommendations on health-harming products such as alcohol, including “polluter pays” taxes and adopting best examples of regulation from around the world. Hope UK (& Scottish) Govt acts on this in the interests of our health.

We recommend new taxes on health polluters - including tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food companies - to raise over £10bn per year by the end of the parliament, to fund new good health schemes such as a fresh fruit and vegetable subsidy.

"Increases in tax on alcohol would reduce violence as well as improve health." Prof Jonathan Shepherd of Security, Crime and Intelligence responds to the IPPR and Professor Chris Whitty's calls for higher alcohol taxes. thetimes.com/comment/letter…

We're exploring stigma faced by families for our Stigma Shorts seminar. If you've experienced stigmatising comments, share your story anonymously. Survey link: ow.ly/EC0c50TpWkn

Unhealthy food, alcohol and tobacco are linked to one in three deaths in Britain. Our new health creation plan involves transitioning away from products that are bad for our health and towards health positive industries. Sarah Neville | Financial Times on.ft.com/3XwwggO