Alcohol requires targeted tactics
Whole-population measures are not the key to tackling problems “WE’RE going to stamp out the sale of super-strength ciders at pocket-money prices” – …
Is this the end for minimum pricing?
It’s now three years since the Scottish Government’s flagship minimum pricing legislation was passed by the Parliament – and promptly ended up in a legal …
Minimum pricing push hailed a success
Fresh bid to highlight argument in support of minimum pricing hailed a …
SLTA in EU pricing meeting
THE Scottish Licensed Trade Association (SLTA), and its counterparts from the UK and Ireland, met with representatives from the EU Commission to highlight its …
Minimum price plan ‘on track’
Scottish Government committed despite UK U-turn By Gillian McKenzie THE Scottish Government has vowed to ‘go it alone’ on minimum pricing after plans for a …
Trade fears at pricing delay
FURTHER delays to the implementation of minimum pricing could prompt the Scottish Government to consider alternative measures to tackle alcohol misuse which …
Minimum price debate rumbles on
SO minimum pricing has passed another hurdle. A legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s plans to implement a 50p minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol by …
Minimum pricing remains on track
Scottish Government underlines commitment as plans waver down south THE Scottish Government has reiterated its commitment to introducing a minimum price for …
You turn if you want to
SO the UK government has U-turned on minimum pricing, shelving proposals to introduce a 45p a unit price in England and Wales. Crime prevention minister Jeremy …