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2m distancing suggestion 'fundamentally idiotic'

19-Nov-2020 By Emily Hawkins

It would be “fundamentally idiotic” for pubs to operate with two metres between tables, a pub company chief executive has said.

BMA comes under fire over "joke" evidence in alcohol report

21-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore

An academic has branded evidence used by the British Medical Association (BMA) in calling for a ban on alcohol advertising as "folk assumptions"...

Top docs 'ill-informed' on alcohol debate

18-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney

Top docs are "misguided" and "ill-informed" on the alcohol debate and further draconian measures could shut up to 10,000 pubs. That's the blistering attack launched by BII chief executive Neil Robertson on the BMA.

Scottish doctors want new laws to tackle alcohol problems

21-Aug-2008 By James Wilmore

New laws must be introduced to tackle alcohol misuse in Scotland, doctors have argued. The British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland has responded...

Petition calls for drink-drive levels to be slashed

08-Apr-2008

Senior doctors in Wales have launched a petition on the Downing Street website calling for a reduction in drink-drive limits.The British Medical...

Doctors' report under fire from BBPA

22-Feb-2008

Evidence cited by the British Medical Association (BMA) as it argues for a hike in alcohol tax has been slammed as "flawed and flimsy" by a trade...

BMA calls for ban on drink ads

03-Jul-2003

The British Medical Association (BMA) is calling on the government to impose a complete ban on alcohol advertising.Having successfully lobbied for an...