Alcohol Policy

The drinks industry and alcohol policy: why all the fuss?

10-May-2013 By Phil Mellows

Should the drinks industry be excluded from the debate on alcohol policy? The question was raised in no uncertain terms last week by a case study of submissions to the Scottish Government’s 2008 consultation paper Changing Scotland’s Relationship with...

Reflections on the death of Griffith Edwards

19-Sep-2012

Griffith Edwards died last week. He wasn’t exactly famous, except within alcohol policy circles, but as one of the intellectual pillars of what I term medical temperance his influence and ideas shape the politics of drinking today, from the nature of...

The anti-alcohol lobby and the responsibility deal

17-Mar-2011 By Phil Mellows

A significant contingent of anti-alcohol lobbyists have walked away from the table and refused to sign the responsibility deal, says Phil Mellows.

Phil Mellows: Politics, science, drugs and alcohol

23-Apr-2010 By Phil Mellows

Science is a great thing but you can't base an alcohol policy purely on what a chemical does to a body, says Phil Mellows.

Ask An Expert: Drinking on the job

25-Jan-2008

What can I do about staff drinking?I run a busy pub in London and have a growing problem with staff drinking while on the job. How can I deal with...

MyShout

21-Jun-2007

The necessity for a rational alcohol policy is finally getting through to ministers, says John Grogan Most ministers have cleared their diaries for...