Master Manipulators: Exposing Big Alcohol Narratives and Spin at Alcohol Policy Evaluation Hearings in the Scottish and British Parliaments Season 3, Episode 4 For the fourth episode in the third season of the Alcohol Issues Podcast we discuss the master manipulators. In two very recent Alcohol Policy Evaluation Hearings in both the Scottish and British Parliaments, alcohol industry participation drew widespread criticism and scrutiny. In this episode, we reveal and discuss the lobbying narratives and spin of alcohol industry lobbyists on display in two separate parliamenta ..read more

Seen with the eyes of our children, the world we live in has an alcohol problem.   In 2021, UNICEF released the flagship report entitled “The State of the World’s Children”. It explored the mental health of children, adolescents and caregivers. The report addressed alcohol as a risk factor for the mental health of children and young people. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), such as violence, abuse, neglect, household alcohol problems, are in turn linked to sexual risk taking, mental health issues, alcohol and other drug use problems and violence. Thus, perpetuating a vicious cycle.&nb ..read more

For the second episode in our third season we discuss alcohol issues past, present, and future. Together with the President of Movendi International, Kristina Sperkova, we will review key alcohol policy highlights in 2023 and we will discuss the outlook for alcohol policy trends in 2024 ..read more

For the first episode in our third season we discuss an action agenda to address the link between alcohol and cancer: How can communities advance cancer prevention through awareness and policy action on alcohol. Cancer due to alcohol affects millions of people every year but the alcohol industry still keeps people in the dark about the fact that their products cause 7 types of cancer. In Movendi International, one of our biggest priorities is to help prevent cancer through alcohol policy. Last year we launched the Be Loud For Change campaign to empower and engage communities to advocate for ch ..read more

Alcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 17 The Inner Workings of the Public Health Alcohol Act In Ireland: From MUP To Changing the Alcohol Norm Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to the Alcohol Issues Podcast and our 17th episode. This week we focus on the Public Health Alcohol Act in Ireland and pay special attention to the recent news of the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing in Ireland.  Discussing the Irish alcohol policy model with a special focus on the alcohol floor price p ..read more

Alcohol Issues Podcast - Episode 15 Understanding Alcohol Taxation: Design, Potential and Window of Opportunity Movendi International's weekly in-depth conversation about latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Welcome to this in depth and far ranging conversation with Dr Evan Blecher of the World Health Organization focusing on pro-health taxes and specifically the design, potential and window of opportunity for better alcohol taxation. Discussing alcohol taxation issues: affordability, framing, design and WHO's work to support countries For the ..read more

Alcohol Issues - Episode 13 Exposed: The Strategies Big Alcohol Deploys to Interfere in WHO Alcohol Policy Consultation Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Revealing Big Alcohol Strategies to Undermine the Development of WHO Global Alcohol Action Plan For this episode of the Alcohol Issues Podcast we welcome Shehara Cooray. And back on the podcast is also Kristina Sperkova. Shehara is the manager of the Big Alcohol Exposed campaign – Movendi International’s initiative to expose and counter-act t ..read more

The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 3 Episode 01 This podcast episode is part of Movendi International’s work to support an evidence-based approach to protecting more people from alcohol harm. Two quotes from the report outline the importance, urgency, and potential of the subject of this podcast: Especially alcohol as risk factor for hypertension has not yet been given the attention it deserves in policy, guidelines and clinical practice. The role that alcohol consumption can play in the development of high blood pressure is not well understood by the general public, by healthcare provi ..read more

Alcohol Issues - Episode 10 New Report: The Lethal Interaction between Alcohol and the Coronavirus Pandemic Movendi International's weekly conversation about the latest alcohol issues in policy and science and new alcohol industry revelations. Special edition For this special edition of the Alcohol Issues podcast we welcome Frida Dangardt and Tim Stockwell for an in-depth conversation about alcohol issues related to COVID-19. Frida Dangardt is an Associate Professor in Clinical Physiology at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and doctor at the Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, which ..read more

Achieving the SDGs Through Alcohol Policy: European Countries Ignore The Potential The Alcohol Issues Podcast – Season 2 Episode 09 Flawed understanding of alcohol harm leads to lost potential in using alcohol policy as catalyst for sustainable development. Alcohol is, for example, a driver of poverty and hunger (SDG 1 and 2). The products and practices of the alcohol industry cause a significant and increasing global disease burden (SDG 3). Alcohol is a risk factor for violence (SDG 5 and 16), and it contributes to inequalities (SDG 5 and 10). The harm caused by alcohol companies undermines e ..read more