A bleary-eyed attitude to alcohol research
Basham and Luik It is time we started evaluating studies on the effects of booze on their merits rather than on who happened to fund them.
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The Democracy Institute and the Institute of Economic Affairs invite you to attend:
Under the Counter & Over the Border – How Government Inflames the Illicit Cigarette TradeChair – Jonathan Charles, BBC News
Author – Dr Patrick Basham, Democracy Institute
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State of the Union: Barack Obama's Fork in the Road.
Patrick BashamThis week’s State of the Union address represents a fork in the road for the Obama White House. It will tell us whether President Obama’s political horizon is short or long term.
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The myth of an ‘obesity tsunami’
Basham and Luik Recent figures on both sides of the Atlantic suggest claims of an epidemic of weight-related illness are grossly exagerrated.
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A Picture of Health Why Graphic Warnings Don't Work
Dr John Luik.Conventional wisdom holds that graphic health warnings are a powerful public health tool in the battle against smoking. Not so, argues warnings expert, Dr John Luik, in a rigourous analysis of the research evidence.
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BBC Radio's 'World Today' & Patrick Basham
On January 3, 2010, BBC Radio's 'World Today' invited Patrick Basham to present his thoughts on what's in store for America, Britain, and the world over the next decade. In his short essay, Basham discusses President Obama's Kumbaya-themed foreign policy, the consequences of the West's spend now/pay later fiscal policy, and the dangers presented by the Nanny State's evolution into a true Bully State.Windows Media player » or MP3 download »