The missing policies in the UK’s 10-Year Health Plan
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of political choices and industry lobbying on alcohol policy in the UK and Ireland, focusing on the UK's 10-Year Health Plan and the omission of minimum unit pricing.
This month’s episode of the Alcohol Alert Podcast is a special cross-post from The Alcohol Debate Podcast , hosted by alcohol-freedom coach Tabbin Almond. In this episode, Tabbin is joined by Jem Roberts, Head of External Affairs at the Institute of Alcohol Studies, for a wide-ranging discussion on alcohol policy in the UK and Ireland. From Ireland’s world-first alcohol labelling law and its recent delays, to the UK Government’s 10-Year Health Plan and the omission of minimum unit pricing, Jem explains how political choices – and industry lobbying – shape the nation’s response to alcohol harm. “Pricing policies have a really quick effect on saving lives. So if you want to be coming into the next general election showing tangible results from your policies, they're pretty good policies to introduce." Subscribe to Tabbin’s podcast on Apple , Spotify , or most other podcast platforms. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit instalcstud.substack.com
People in this episode
Host: Tabbin Almond
Guest: Jem Roberts
Topics covered
- alcohol policy
- health plan
- minimum unit pricing
- political choices
- industry lobbying
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Institute of Alcohol Studies
Places: UK, Ireland
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