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Minimum unit pricing backed by courts in Scotland
by Lucy Dillon
On 21 October 2016, the Court of Session in Edinburgh ruled against the challenge to the introduction of minimum unit pricing (MUP) in Scotland, brought by the Scotch Whisky Association and others.1 Essentially, the case was about a measure (MUP) that the Scottish government argued would help to reduce alcohol-related harm, while the producers and sellers of alcohol argued that it inhibited their right by law to trade freely across the EU.
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Alcohol policy in Ireland and Scotland
by Lucy Dillon
On 2 March 2016, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), Alcohol Focus Scotland and Eurocare held a joint event in Edinburgh to discuss alcohol policy in Scotland and Ireland. They subsequently published the proceedings of the event in Alcohol policy in Scotland and Ireland: European trailblazers or Celtic fringes?1 The event came about as governments in both countries promoted policies that focused on increasing the price of alcohol, reducing its availability, and restricting its marketing. Similarly, both governments were seen to face sustained opposition from global alcohol producers in implementing these policies.
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Responses to UNGASS 2016
by Lucy Dillon
The United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the world drug problem was held in April 2016. It attracted formal responses from a variety of civil society bodies working in the area of drug policy. This article looks at responses from two of these bodies – the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC) and the Global Commission on Drug Policy (GCDP). UNGASS-related publications by these bodies were included in earlier issues of Drugnet Ireland, as part of the ‘Towards UNGASS 2016’ column.1
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