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
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