Despite bold promises to prioritise prevention, the UK government has quietly abandoned key alcohol policy measures like minimum unit pricing and advertising restrictions - under pressure from alcohol industry lobbyists. New reporting by The Guardian reveals how alcohol industry front groups helped derail evidence-based policies, putting private profits before public health. Experts warn this retreat threatens people's health and lives as well as the future of the NHS itself.| Movendi International
Newly released government papers expose how Big Alcohol lobbyists in New Zealand worked to block effective alcohol policies. The Ministry of Health shared draft strategies with alcohol industry lobby groups, while withholding them from the public, and paused reforms after lobbying pressure. The documents reveal industry opposition to proven WHO measures such as higher taxes, lowered availability, and ending alcohol sponsorship in sport. They also show how the industry dismissed credible estim...| Movendi International
Alcohol industry language, no alcohol policy action: UN Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health risks becoming meaningless. Alcohol industry interference in the drafting of the political declaration of the fourth high-level meeting on NCDs and mental health has quietly erased proven, cost-effective alcohol policy measures - despite alcohol being the leading risk factor for death and disease among young people worldwide. While tobacco is treated with specificity and urgency, alcohol po...| Movendi International