📢 New report alert 📢 Minimum Unit Pricing in the UK: Who's backing it and who's blocking it? We've analysed stakeholder positions on MUP to build a clearer picture of support and opposition, major reasons why, and whether MUP really is as polarising as portrayed. 📑 ahauk.org/resource/min...

DHSC has published its clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment. Developed by expert clinicians and people with lived experience, they aim to improve the quality and consistency of alcohol treatment and reduce widening health inequalities. www.gov.uk/guidance/cli...

The Treasury should introduce an alcohol duty escalator, targeting off-trade alcohol, to help fund alcohol treatment and narrow the widening gap in price between supermarket and pub alcohol, says Labour MP @catsmithmp.bsky.social. @dantomlinson.bsky.social @aha-uk.bsky.social

The UK government has confirmed that alcohol duty rates will be increased in line with inflation, staying the same in real terms. We welcome this decision. Our statement:

We welcome the Chancellor’s decision in today’s Autumn Budget to allow alcohol duty to keep pace with inflation. However, there's still much more to do. We will continue to call for: 1) An annual escalator of 2% + RPI 2)A national alcohol strategy Our full statement 👉 ahauk.org/news/aha-res...

In today’s Telegraph, Prof. Sir Ian Gilmore reminds us: uprating alcohol duty with inflation at the #AutumnBudget is the norm — not a dramatic tax raid as the alcohol indsustry would have you believe. ✍️ www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2025...

Today #DHSC launched a new Men’s Health Strategy for England. While alcohol is acknowledged as an important factor impacting men’s health, the strategy does not go far enough to address the ill-health and inequalities it causes. Read our full response👇 ahauk.org/news/aha-res...

Imagine a UK where alcohol harm is rare and equal opportunities for good health and wellbeing exist for all. We were pleased to contribute to @ias.org.uk long-term vision to tackle alcohol harm in the UK. Find out what we are calling for, and how you can help: www.ias.org.uk/2025/11/11/w...

✨"Our vision is for a society where alcohol harm is rare and equal opportunities for good health and wellbeing exist for all." ✨ New inspiring and ambitious @ias.org.uk report sets out the ways in which alcohol harm across the UK can be reduced and health inequalities lessened. Full report below👇

📣 Calling all change-makers! Want to help tackle one of the UK’s biggest public health challenges and drive policy change that supports better health outcomes for everyone? Add your voice to a growing community of advocates and sign up to our campaigners network today👇 ahauk.org/become-a-cam...

New research from @stir.ac.uk shows Scottish ambulance staff are frequently subjected to violence when they attend alcohol-related callouts. Government plans to change alcohol licensing in England are deeply flawed & risk ramping up the pressures on emergency services. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

💰How would you spend £3.4bn? 💰 On thousands of nurses or on tax breaks to alochol giants? Ahead of the #AutumnBudget we're calling on HM Treasury to use alcohol duty to protect lives and fund vital public services. Will you join us? 🤝 ahauk.good.do/AutumnBudget...

👀Killer Tactics 2: Business as Usual The latest report from @ashorguk.bsky.social @aha-uk.bsky.social @oha-updates.bsky.social Includes updated 'bingo' style game to help spot common tactics. ash.org.uk/resources/vi...

📝Pleased to see @ashorguk.bsky.social @aha-uk.bsky.social & @oha-updates.bsky.social have published their latest report. Funded by CRUK, they spotlight the tactics used by the tobacco, alcohol and food industry to undermine public health policies in the past year. 👇Read it here: bit.ly/4o86ags

🚨Find out what killer tactics the tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drink industries have used to undermine public health policies since the Labour government has been in power. 📰Read our new report with @ashorguk.bsky.social and @oha-updates.bsky.social here: ahauk.org/resource/kil...

The number of people who die from drink driving is equivalent to a Boeing 787 crashing every year, Baroness Hayter explains in the House of Lords. She calls for a reduction in the drink drive limit.

Stay up-to-date with the latest in alcohol policy news from the Alcohol Health Alliance and its members. In this edition: 🏢New @ippr.org report on alcohol and the workplace ⬇️Alcohol deaths falling in Scotland 🎒@nacoauk.bsky.social schools campaign extended 🎟️Events & more! ahauk.org/news/aha-bul...

We've written to @dantomlinson.bsky.social calling for alcohol duty to match inflation, and reintroduction of the 2%+ RPI annual escalator. If introduced at the #AutumnBudget, gov could generate an extra £3.4bn— enough to fund and sustain 37,000 nurses or 35,000 teachers. ahauk.org/news/frontli...

“Licensing exists to protect people, not business profits. To push this through while alcohol deaths are at record highs raises serious questions about who this government is really working for.” Today in @theguardian.com we discuss gov plans to review licensing👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...

“We think of alcohol harm as a public health issue, but... When nearly half of young professionals are calling in sick after workplace drinking, it’s not just a hangover, it’s a productivity crisis.” New @ippr.org report reveals the cost of alcohol harm on our economy. www.ippr.org/articles/tak...

Join us for the online launch of our new report Killer Tactics 2: Business as Usual. Together with @ashorguk.bsky.social and @oha-updates.bsky.social we discuss real life examples of industry lobbying,delaying and undermining health policy. Register👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f998f9...

Alcohol marketing is pervasive and persuasive, driving alcohol-related harm including among children and young people. In our latest blog, Dr Peter Rice explains why regulations are needed: www.ias.org.uk/2025/10/02/a...

Big Alcohol is ramping up efforts to weaken public health policies as more evidence of harms are revealed. Ahead of a U.N. agreement, due for adoption by countries tomorrow, @reuters.com reveals that lobbying has caused WHO-backed policies to be dropped from it. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

New figures show that 1,185 people lost their lives directly due to alcohol in Scotland last year. While this is a 7% fall on the previous year, it is still far too many. Each one is a preventable tragedy. Our chair, Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, has responded to the news: ahauk.org/news/alcohol...

✍️ To mark #FASDAwarenessMonth, Dr Helen Howlett, Women’s Health Champion and FASD Specialist, draws on her first hand experience and highlights why awareness, compassion, and national action are urgently needed to protect children and empower families in this new AHA blog. ahauk.org/fasd-awarene...

📊74% of people want health prioritised over business growth. Together with @ashorguk.bsky.social & @oha-updates.bsky.social we're calling for stronger action on alcohol, tobacco, and unhealthy food to protect the NHS and boost the economy. Read our full letter: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Public opinion is clear: people want government to do more to tackle poor health from smoking, alcohol and food. New polling from @ashorguk.bsky.social , @oha-updates.bsky.social and AHA, breaks down public opinion on health policies by political affiliation. 👉 ash.org.uk/publications...

“Health service leaders are telling us that unless we act on prevention, we may not have an NHS to fix,” - Health leaders warn that without bold leadership, the NHS risks collapse under the weight of illnesses caused by alcohol, unhealthy food & smoking. 🔍 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

2/2 Alcohol can cause lifelong harm to babies and 76% of NE adults support a clear label warning not to drink alcohol when pregnant or trying to conceive. More in our press release here🔽 shorturl.at/2pSZk @aha-uk.bsky.social @ias.org.uk

📢 New review from Public Health Scotland: alcohol marketing drives consumption. The evidence is clear — restricting marketing can reduce alcohol harm and improve health. We'll continue to push #DCMS to improve marketing regs to protect our health. 🔍 publichealthscotland.scot/media/34628/...

Efforts to change Scotland’s policy on alcohol in football stadia have gathered pace this summer. This @alcoholfocus.bsky.social blog looks at who is behind the push to allow alcohol and asks if this is really for the benefit of the sport and fans. www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/news/news/al...

New survey shows over 1/3 of young people report seeing alcohol-related content from businesses and influencers online. 🚫 If a product is harmful enough not to be sold to children, it should not be marketed to them, online or anywhere else. Marketing regulations to protect children are needed.

“It’s not necessarily that there has been a swing in the pendulum, it’s more that alcohol companies are continually trying to target young people with their products,” Are Gen Z turning their back on 'clean living' or is the picture more complicated than that?👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

📢 This week, we wrote to @heidialexander.bsky.social to welcome the government’s proposal to lower the legal drink-drive limit in England and Wales. Lowering the BAC levels to 50mg per 100ml could save over 150 lives every year, according to NICE modelling. Full letter: ahauk.org/news/drink-d...

"...if you ask any member of the public, I'm quite sure that you'll get the answer of two pints or two units - that's wrong." A former traffic police officer has warned that public understanding of the drink-drive limit is flawed and calls for more education. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Prof Sir Ian Gilmore joined BBC Radio 5 Live yesterday with @ias.org.uk @peterrice.bsky.social to discuss the news that lowering the drink-drive limit is under consideration from @heidialexander.bsky.social. 📻 Listen to what they have to say, from 2hrs 14mins in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Good to hear that reducing the drink driving limit is under review by @heidialexander.bsky.social. England currently has the highest drink driving limit in Europe. Bringing the limit in line with our European neighbours would reduce the number of RTCs and fatalities. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🚫The alcohol, gambling & junk food industries have no place providing educational materials to schools.🚫 58 leading academics & orgs have written to @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social urging her to follow Ireland’s lead in removing these materials from classrooms. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

We have signed this letter to Wes Streeting (@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social) highlighting the current scale of alcohol harm, and how insufficient the measures in the 10 Year Health Plan are. There is so much more that the government could do, as the letter explains.

We were delighted to join over 30 leading health and policy experts in signing this letter to #WesStreeting The UK Government's 10 Year Health Plan is totally insufficient to tackle the scale of the #AlcoholEmergency facing both Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Each year in England alcohol contributes to over a million hospital admissions, with 30% of the adult population in the UK engaging in risky drinking. As @aha-uk.bsky.social members we’re calling for government to revisit its approach to tackling alcohol harm & commit to a strategy to address this.

As part of our support of the Alcohol Health Alliance, we’ve co-signed this letter to Secretary of State Wes Streeting MP, urging him to revisit the current approach to tackling alcohol harm

Our Chair, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, spoke to @lbc.co.uk today on why government action on alcohol harm is long overdue, and why we need a national alcohol strategy to save lives, reduce NHS pressures and build a fairer, healthier Britain. 📻Listen from 10:52am www.globalplayer.com/live/lbcnews...

✍️ Joined by over 30 leading health and policy experts, we have written to Secretary of State Wes Streeting MP, urging him to revisit the current approach to tackling alcohol harm and commit to an evidence-based strategy that reflects the true scale of the current crisis. ahauk.org/news/health-...

"Parliament was an alcohol-soaked environment where it was possible, permissible and acceptable to drink at any time of day or night." ✍️ A new blog from AHA policy manager, Lisa, reflects on what it's like to work in the alcohol-fuelled culture of Parliament. ahauk.org/alcohol-in-t...

“Alcohol is a toxin that crosses the blood brain barrier and exposes a young and developing brain to a grade 1 carcinogen. That doesn’t seem like a good idea.” Prof Ian Gilmore spoke to @thetimes.com about the myth that giving children alcohol teaches moderation. www.thetimes.com/life-style/p...

Sometimes it takes a child to say it clearest and best - #Alcohol has no place in #Sport www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-...

Yesterday @drbeccycoopermp.bsky.social asked Wes Streeting why MUP wasn’t in the 10-year health plan, despite the cost of alcohol harm to the NHS. Disappointingly, the response focussed on 'problem drinking' – industry spin to frame it as a minority issue. Alcohol harm is a whole society issue.

📈 New research from Alcohol Change UK finds that almost two thirds of UK workers report drinking alcohol for work-related reasons. Let your employer know that a healthier, inclusive culture at work matters to you👇 alcoholchange.org.uk/get-involved...