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News analysis: sugar tax

First shots in sugar tax wars

03-Dec-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

With billions being spent on trying to combat Britain’s growing obesity crisis and its subsequent diabetes epidemic, Nicholas Robinson and Daniel Woolfson take an in-depth look at the arguments for and against the latest quick fix to grab the headlines...

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Sugar tax and nutritional labelling enforced under lobby group’s plans

30-Nov-2015 By Nicholas Robinson

Prime Minister David Cameron is facing increased pressure from the sugar lobby group Action on Sugar (AoS) to implement a heavy tax on sugary food and drink and to enforce nutritional labelling on menus to help tackle the UK’s growing obesity epidemic.

Pubs react to #piggate

21-Sep-2015 By Daniel Woolfson

Pubs have taken to twitter to poke humour at allegations that Prime Minister David Cameron once inserted "a private part of his anatomy in a dead pig’s head". 

Gov't has plans to support pub trade, says David Cameron

30-Jan-2013 By Gurjit Degun

The Government has plans to support the pub trade, Prime Minister David Cameron told Parliament today.

Cameron claims pub closures a 'serious issue'

18-Apr-2011 By Michelle Perrett

Prime Minister David Cameron has expressed concern about the high rate of pub closures claiming it is a "serious issue". According to a report in...