In this blog post, Colin Angus examines Prime Minister Andy Burnham's proposed business rate cuts for pubs, clubs and live music venues. He explores how long-term drinking trends and off-trade pricing have contributed to pub closures, and assesses the wider economic and public health implications of the proposed tax changes.
Colin Angus shares insights from a new study on UK alcohol tax data, examining shifts in sales trends since COVID-19. He discusses the surprising divergence between overall consumption and rising alcohol-specific deaths, and what this means for policy.
Colin Angus discusses his latest blog post for the Institute of Alcohol Studies exploring new figures on alcohol-specific deaths in England.
Colin Angus shares his thoughts on the October 2024 Budget announcement and how it will impact on alcohol duties.
The latest mortality data from Scotland strongly suggests another rise in drug-related deaths in 2023 after a big fall in 2022, an increase in deaths by suicide and little change in alcohol-specific deaths.