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Conflict of interest of the week 27 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
In the war against e-cigarettes, you might expect Big Pharma to seek a rent-seeking ban in order to preserve its share of the nicotine market. Similarly, you might expect Big Tobacco to seek restricti...
The bluff of 'evidence-based' policy 27 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
My blog post at the IEA discusses Jamie Whyte's book Quack Policy and its critics. Read it here.
Big Pharma and the nicotine wars 27 Aug 2013 | 03:29 am
A couple of interesting stories about the influence of the pharmaceutical industry emerged over the bank holiday weekend. Firstly, The Times raised questions about the panel that advised the MHRA to r...
Read this book 24 Aug 2013 | 04:26 pm
Jamie Whyte has written a fantastic book for the Institute of Economic Affairs that critiques what passes for "evidence-based policy" in Britain today. I've written about three of the main topics he c...
Australian of the week 23 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
The latest mission creep from Down Under... Professor Jonathan Shaw wants sitting for over two hours illegal to stop diabetes The law must be changed to make it illegal for workers to sit for more t...
Story of the week 22 Aug 2013 | 07:13 pm
This is hilarious. San Francisco may sue Nevada over alleged 'patient dumping' San Francisco on Wednesday threatened to sue Nevada over the practice of "patient dumping," in which the state allegedl...
The jewel in the crown? 21 Aug 2013 | 06:57 am
From the BBC... NHS stop-smoking service 'a success' Tell me more. The first decade of NHS stop-smoking services in England has been hailed a success by researchers. The team said the service was ...
The MHRA has been collaborating with ASH 20 Aug 2013 | 05:40 pm
It seems that the MHRA and ASH have had a much cosier working relationship over the last twelve months than either of them have been letting on. From The Times... Eyebrows were raised when a dominant...
Longer opening hours, fewer road accidents 19 Aug 2013 | 06:21 pm
This is a welcome unintended consequence of the liberalisation of licensing laws, if true. From The Times (also reported in the Daily Mail)... Late-night drink laws saved many young lives Hundreds o...
There's a simple explanation for this 16 Aug 2013 | 04:04 pm
From the Australian Medical Association (New South Wales division)... Impact of tobacco retailers on disadvantaged and remote areas must be addressed So now it's the retailers' fault that people smo...
