Price

A brief window of opportunity: The case of MUP in England

Ben Hawkins writes about the pricing policy's short lived time in the spotlight

Minimum pricing for alcohol in Wales – will drinkers switch substances?

Professor Katy Holloway summarises her findings from a research project investigating the potential for substance switching among Welsh drinkers

Can we really take the politics out of alcohol tax?

In light of the SMF's recent report and HM Treasury's controversial 'duty-free' promise, Aveek Bhattacharya asks a pertinent question about the ways in which the...

What does Twitter make of Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland?

New research gauges the opinions of the Twitterati on flagship alcohol policy

Explaining the strong support for the Swedish alcohol retail monopoly

For the twenty-third year in a row, the Swedish state-run alcohol retail monopoly, Systembolaget, was ranked most trusted institution in Sweden. Above the police, universities...

What do we really know about how MUP has affected alcohol sales in Scotland?

Not very much, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya, but what little we do know holds promise for the groundbreaking health policy

MUP – What do we know eight months on?

Not much – it's 'too early to tell' how well the policy is working, says Alison Douglas of Alcohol Focus Scotland

Is the decline of pubs overstated?

The issue may seem more complex than first appears, says Aveek Bhattacharya

A councillor’s plea to Sajid Javid – we need MUP

Leicester City public health lead Adam Clarke hopes the Home Secretary will heed his call

Reducing the Minimum Price of Beer in Ontario – Risks of the ‘Buck a Beer’ Policy

Doug Ford's latest election promise is one best forgotten, says Norman Giesbrecht

It’s rarely been so affordable to have a pint of beer in the pub

Result of CAMRA poll should be taken with caution, warns Aveek Bhattacharya

Minimum Unit Pricing: a welcome and useful form of alcohol regulation

MUP is a welcome step in the right direction, says Steve Rolles

Why an alcohol tax cut is a bad idea for the US

Cuts in alcohol excise duties will be harmful, not helpful, to the health of the nation's citizens, argues Robert Pezzolesi

Why is the government subsidising cheap strong cider?

Technical issues around the design of tax systems can have dramatic real-world consequences, argues Policy Analyst Aveek Bhattacharya

Why minimum unit pricing is not a tax on the poor

Colin Angus, one of the architects of the model behind the policy, explains the health benefits that it will bring

The dangerous mirage of the whisky Laffer curve

Laffer curve arguments should not be taken seriously when it comes to alcohol duty, writes Aveek Bhattacharya

Carthage must be destroyed

'The struggle to stop the UK drowning in cheap alcohol can be won, but it requires exceptional powers of endurance,' writes professor Rob Poole

Battle to introduce minimum alcohol prices almost over finishing line

Alison Douglas reminds us why the Scottish Government passed its landmark law all those years ago

Might innovative taxes on alcohol and other unhealthy commodity products help fund the NHS?

Social Policy scholars from the University of Edinburgh ask whether the public is willing to spend more in so-called 'sin taxes' in order to fund...

Fixing the UK’s alcohol taxes

Heavy drinkers have a higher social cost than other drinkers and are more responsive to changes in alcohol prices, say the Institute for Fiscal Studies. So...