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With alcohol misuse estimated to cost the Scottish economy up to £4.6bn a year, Scottish MPs have voted in favour of a raft of measures thought to be the toughest…

A “First Report” on alcohol recently published by the House of Commons Health Committee made sobering proposals for tighter controls on drink marketing, including a ban on alcohol brands sponsoring…

The Scotch Whisky Regulations 2009 have been signed off and impact on the advertising, labelling and distribution of Scotch Whisky. Over a hundred distilleries are protected including the Glenlivet, the…

The Portman Group has published a new guide aiming to stop alcohol brands targeting underage consumers or encouraging harmful drinking through digital marketing. Can a socially responsible route be followed?…