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Read the latest press releases and commentary on all things alcohol from Alcohol Change UK.

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Creating a more compassionate national conversation about alcohol harm

Lucy Holmes | October 2021 | 7 minutes

We’re pleased to announce the start of an exciting new research and communications project, looking at how we frame alcohol harm.

Election time in Wales: time to talk about alcohol?

Andrew Misell | March 2021 | 11 minutes

On 6 May, voters in Wales elect the Members of the Senedd – the Welsh Parliament – for the next five years; Alcohol Change UK and five other charities are taking this opportunity to talk to politicians about alcohol harm

Budget 2021: our response

March 2021 | 8 minutes

In the Budget announced on 3 March 2021, the Chancellor chose to freeze duty on all alcohol, missing a key opportunity to address a worsening crisis.

The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Harm relaunches with new Chair

Natasha Buckham | January 2021 | 8 minutes

We’ve been supporting the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Alcohol Harm since its inception in 2006.

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New Horizons grant awards announced, exploring new areas of alcohol harm

Lucy Holmes | January 2021 | 11 minutes

We are thrilled to announce the four research studies funded under our New Horizons grant programme, following our open call for applications in May 2020.

Press release: 6.5 million people plan to do Dry January® 2021, up from 3.9 million in 2020

December 2020 | 21 minutes

One in five (20%) people who drink alcohol are planning to take on Dry January® this year, or 1 in 8 (12.

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Press release: Over half of UK drinkers have turned to alcohol for mental health reasons during pandemic

November 2020 | 13 minutes

Stress, anxiety and other mental health reasons drive over half of UK drinkers to turn to alcohol during the coronavirus pandemic

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'It's everywhere' - alcohol's public face and private harm: our response

Lucy Holmes | September 2020 | 7 minutes

Read Alcohol Change UK's response to the report of the Commission on Alcohol Harm.

Drinking in the dark: alcohol labelling is failing consumers

Natasha Buckham | August 2020 | 10 minutes

Our new research, produced in collaboration with the Alcohol Health Alliance, has found that alcohol labels in the UK do not contain the information consumers need, and calls for mandatory comprehensive labelling.

Research: drinking in the UK during lockdown and beyond

July 2020 | 14 minutes

New research into how people in the UK have drunk during COVID-19 lockdown, and what their plans are as it eases.

Black lives matter. Our response as a charity must involve deep, sustained change.

Richard Piper | June 2020 | 10 minutes

We stand with the Black Lives Matter movement, but spoken solidarity is not enough: our response as a charity must involve deep, sustained change.

Alcohol Change UK appoints new Chair

Alcohol Change UK | April 2020 | 8 minutes

We are very pleased to welcome the new Chair of our Board of Trustees, Fiyaz Mughal.