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'The IEA's abrasive director of lifestyle economics' (Private Eye). Spectator Health. Tweeting in a personal capacity.

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    Jan 8

    You can download the PDF of Killjoys for free here:

    .'s new book, Killjoys, slays the new paternalists. It's required reading for anyone who wants to push back against the joyless nanny state, writes
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  2. 6 hours ago

    I realised after scheduling this that the title makes it sound like I’ve gone to France. Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do that.

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    23 hours ago

    I thought that writing a blog post about low carb diets was a good idea. Might as well give them something to complain about.

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  4. 19 hours ago

    Brazil are out, lads!

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  5. Jul 6

    Needless to say, Alcohol Concern's real agenda is that "all alcohol advertising should be prohibited, as has been introduced with tobacco."

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  6. Jul 6

    Here's Alcohol Concern's puppet group that wastes the time of the ASA and Portman Group with ridiculous complaints.

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  7. Jul 6

    Temperance group gets young people to file vexatious complaints about alcohol advertising and then writes a report moaning about the regulator.

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  8. Jul 6

    Chile's soda tax "success"

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    Jul 5

    What the movement and got wrong: Sugar consumption - decrease since the 1960s Fat consumption - increase since the 1900s Incidence of MI - decrease since late 1970s

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  10. Jul 5

    Tuned in to to find they’re discussing the NHS. Good to see the programme finally addressing this.

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  11. Jul 5

    Chile's soda tax "success" via

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  12. Jul 5

    The most laughable sugar tax study yet was published yesterday. It goes straight into my all time junk science top ten.

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    Jul 5

    The just gave a huge victory to criminals :(

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  14. Jul 5

    Blog post: Chile's soda tax "success".

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    Jul 5

    “People are clocking on to what’s happening in mainland Europe, that all of these countries have universal access to healthcare but they have different systems – more efficient systems and better outcomes when it comes to patient care,” says

    Kate Andrews: NHS lagging behind European countries for decades now
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  16. Jul 5

    Seriously?

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    Jul 5

    Telling someone with a low-paid, insecure job in a town hollowed out by globalisation that the answer to their problems is a sugar tax, mandatory parenting classes and drinking less has its limitations as a vote-winning strategy.

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  19. Jul 5

    They literally had a funeral for it.

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    27 Jun 2013

    Mark the death of NHS on its 65th anniversary. Attend the funeral 4 pm July 5th, Richmond House. Wear black, will bring the coffin

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  21. Jul 5

    Big shout out to everybody celebrating 70 years of the NHS today after pronouncing it dead six years ago.

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