Friday, February 10, 2012
Alcohol strategy gets Westminster debate A Westminster debate on alcohol policy and the forthcoming strategy has been highlighted by Alcohol Concern – see part 1 and part 2 of the debate which includes statements from MPs across the parties. Public health Minister Anne Milton said the forthcoming national strategy included ambition to “remove a significant number of units of alcohol from the UK market through changes in how alcohol is produced and sold”. See a Morning Advertiser (MA) report or the the Daily Mail's take
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Brewing giants AB InBev will reduce the strength of popular lagers in the UK from the end of this month to keep line with “evolving UK category trends”. The world's largest brewer will reduce the % Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of its popular lagers Stella Artois, Budweiser and Becks from 5% ABV to 4.8% ABV. See Daily Mail report .
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged above-the-rate, alcohol, alcohol-content, british-beer, category-trends, duty-on-spirits, lower-strength, off-trade-sales, policy, stella, stella-artois, take-advantage, triple-filtered
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Monday, December 12, 2011
Scotland's ban on multi-buy deals has reduced sales, according to figures from retail analysts Nielsen. Sales of wine fell 5%, spirits by 3% and beer by 8% during the first eight weeks of the ban compared to 2010. See reports from the BBC and the Herald .
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy, recovery
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Also tagged bbc, british, british-liver, cards, forthcoming, government, government-led, health, leicestershire, multi-buy-deals, office, premises-or-ban, promotes-itself
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
To coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week (AAW), Drink Wise North West have launched an appeal for 'Alcohol Champions' to support and lead alcohol harm reduction approaches. To support potential champions, two new Drink Wise packs have been published: The Know More pack sets out the health, financial, social and crime costs in the NW, and supports professionals in building up a business case for change. With 1 in 7 people in the NW drinking at levels which put their health at risk, it's a timely reminder of the sobering consequences of alcohol misuse
Filed in Harm Reduction, UK Alcohol Policy, crime
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Also tagged champion, champions, crime, damaging, drink, drink-wise, health, health-at-risk, make-the-case, north, north-west, sobering, tackle-alcohol, timely-reminder
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Alcohol advertising is risking the lives and futures of children across the North East by encouraging them to drink early and more, according to a campaign launched this week by Balance , the North East Alcohol Office. Through its ‘See What Sam Sees’ campaign Balance says it is inviting North Easterners to take a child's eye view and witness the way the alcohol industry is bombarding young people with ads which make drinkers appear popular, successful and attractive.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
A new report explores whether UK laws relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol are 'fit for purpose' and are being effectively enforced. The report finds that many laws are not being fully utilised, although a variety of measures are still required to achieve alcohol harm reduction. Download ‘Lost Orders?: Law Enforcement and Alcohol in England and Wales’ or download the Executive Summary
Filed in Guidance, Harm Reduction, UK Alcohol Policy, crime
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Also tagged community safety, consumers, fully-utilised, government, harm-reduction, joseph, joseph-rowntree, licensing, office, portman-group, research, tackle-underage
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The industry funded body Drinkaware has released a 'life-skills based interactive teaching resource' called In:tuition , which includes a series of lesson plans and supporting resources. A press release said the “cross-curricular programme builds the esteem, confidence and decision-making skills of students aged 9 to 14 so they can make more informed decisions about a range of issues – including alcohol, sex and relationships, personal finance, health and civic responsibility.” The resource itself says : “The programme aims to build young people's confidence, personal and social skills and help them explore how they make decisions and what might influence them”.
The Portman Group , the industry's social responsibility body, has made the following recent announcements: Consultation on alcohol marketing code The Portman Group has announced it will review the alcohol industry’s Code of Practice on the responsible marketing of alcohol. The Group states “It is now the right time to conduct another comprehensive review to make sure there are no regulatory gaps and that the rules which govern alcohol marketing will be robust and fit for purpose going forward.” Consultation documents are available here in PDF or Word formats. Annual Alcohol Responsibility Report 2011 A press release states 'The aim of the Annual Alcohol Responsibility Report 2011 is to show how the industry regulates its marketing and the measures it takes to help reduce alcohol misuse
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol, comprehensive, consultation, group, independent, industry, measures, members-sought, pdf, policy, postions, press-release, responsible, the-responsible
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Supermarket giant ASDA hit the news after launching a new deal offering 24 bottles of Budweiser for £11 – around 46 pence a bottle or 15 pence per unit. ASDA are part of the Government's Responsibility Deal having signed up to pledges on alcohol, including on its advertising and marketing.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Illicit beer now accounts for up to 14% of total UK sales according to HR Revenue and Customs figures (HMRC), reports the Morning Advertiser (MA). The Treasury reportedly missed an estimated £800m in 2009/2010 from lost duty and VAT revenue. In 2008/2009, the figure was £550m, with illicit beer making up 10% of the market share.