Submitted 23 April 2025.
Pricing
No- and low-alcohol drinks: Potential and pitfalls for public health
As this is ongoing academic work, the recording and/ or event report of this seminar is not publicly available. If you would like to enquire about accessing these materials, please contact us at SHAAP@rcpe.ac.uk. No- and low-alcohol (no/lo) drinks have become increasingly popular with consumers in recent years and the UK Government is committed to […]
“Outta sight, outta mind?”. What do the public and professional stakeholders think about alcohol policy?
Dr Elena D. Dimova from the Substance Use Research Group at Glasgow Caledonian University writes about her latest research exploring public and professional stakeholders’ opinions on several policy suggestions to reduce alcohol use and harms. Alcohol policies are important for reducing the negative effects of alcohol. The World Health Organisation recommends that countries take steps to […]
Briefing for Budget
Submitted 22 November 2024
WHO Alcohol Industry Playbook: Understanding the industry’s shameful tactics
SHAAP Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Helen McCabe reflects on her first month in the new role, the importance of evidence-based policy over industry lobbying and how the new WHO report uncovers industry tactics. I joined SHAAP as Policy and Public Affairs Officer in October and since then I’ve learned a lot about the influence […]
Response to the EU’s consultation on the Swedish alcohol monopoly
Autumn budget: a submission on duty
Consultation response. Submitted September 2024.
Briefing for Ministerial statement on drugs and alcohol
Submitted on 12 September 2024.
Alcohol marketing regulations in Norway
Nils Garnes, the Head of policy and communications at IOGT Norway, writes about the success of alcohol marketing regulations in Norway and how these differ from those currently in place in the U.K. Comparing Norway and the United Kingdom on alcohol marketing regulations Alcohol is strictly regulated in Norway, and exposure to alcohol brands and […]
Joint Letter to HSCS Committee on MUP
Read the joint letter signed by 80 organisations sent to the Health Social Care and Sport committee on Minimum Unit Pricing. Sent 18 March 2024.
Master manipulators: we need to learn from alcohol industry conduct
Scotland sits at an important crossroads: our status as ‘world leaders’ in alcohol policy is under threat as our flagship Minimum Unit Pricing policy is due to expire unless renewed by a vote before the end of April. Policymakers are also in discussion around the extent to which Scottish citizens should be exposed to alcohol […]
Alcohol: Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP): Continuation and Future Pricing: SHAAP consultation response
Consultation response. Submitted 2023.