Richard Purves

Cheers to Change: Red Tape Review Could Bring More Food, Music and Fun to Your Local The Government is launching a fast-track review to tear up outdated licensing rules that have been holding back pubs, bars and local events and we want to hear from the people who know best: landlords...

Plans to rapidly overhaul alcohol licensing in England and Wales have just been published. They're being sold as ‘tearing up outdated licensing rules’, but could seriously undermine democratic accountability and local control. The devil (as ever) is in the details. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Smoke and mirrors surround 'pilot scheme' allowing alcohol at Scottish football Despite widespread publicity, initiative does not move the needle

Glad to contribute to this article today. Although the term 'pilot' might not be strictly accurate, it's really important that these trials are properly designed, monitored and evaluated by an independent research team with funding from a neutral source to produce useful data.

Tighter regulations needed on marketing of sunbed use by commercial tanning salons, new research finds

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Football drinking pilot scheme would have to be independent of clubs Our research concluded that if a pilot scheme were introduced, it must be carefully designed to evaluate its impact objectively

We have a letter published in @heraldscotland.bsky.social on the subject of alcohol and football. www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2498...

Research conducted last year by the Institute for Social Marketing and Health into this topic showed the importance of considering the long-term impact of pilot schemes on alcohol consumption and public health and that it needs to be fully and independently evaluated: www.stir.ac.uk/media/stirli...

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity – Environmental Approaches to Improving Health in Community Sports Clubs

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We are seeking a project administrator (UK-based and casual) for our project looking at strengthening collaborations in alcohol research with the Global South. Deadline for submitting interest is 13th March. Details here: icara.info/seeking-proj...

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