Pubs Quizzed: What Publicans Think about Policy, Public Health and the Changing Trade

Key Points

- There is significant common ground between public health bodies and publicans, and scope to develop policies approved of by both groups

- Many publicans are deeply concerned about harmful alcohol consumption

- Both see cheap alcohol in supermarkets and off-licences as a major issue to be addressed

- Minimum unit pricing is an obvious way to address these issues, and is favoured by publicans

- Publicans are also willing to support other measures such as a lower drink drive limit that they do not think will have an excessive negative impact on their business

AN INSTITUTE OF ALCOHOL STUDIES REPORT

Written by Aveek Bhattacharya
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