Having an 'economic growth objective' would be in total contradiction to the purpose of alcohol licensing, which is about public protection.

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Naivety in the Department for Business and Trade explains many of the issues with the proposed licensing reforms.

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Giving licensing officers enhanced powers would hollow out local democratic accountability in licensing decisions.

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Big hospitality chains will be the ones to benefit from later opening hours that the licensing reforms are likely to bring

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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.

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The government’s licensing reforms process has been rushed, opaque, and dominated by industry - and could seriously weaken public health

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The only time in recent history when the death rate from alcohol consistently fell was during New Labour's 'duty escalator'.

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Three in four employees think employers have a responsibility to reduce alcohol-related harm.

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One of the most effective ways to reduce record high alcohol deaths would be to reintroduce the 'alcohol duty escalator' that Alistair Darling brought in, as @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social refers to in this debate about wine duty.

It was also the only time in...

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Industry economic arguments are easier to make than public health economic arguments.

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Baroness Walmsley raises serious concerns in the @houseoflords.parliament.uk about the government’s alcohol licensing reforms - led by industry, with no health representation.

She calls out the plan to prioritise “growth” over health and local democracy.

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