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A bleary-eyed attitude to alcohol research

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 Trade
Chair – 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. 

Barack Obama Patrick Basham
This 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’

Patrick Basham 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

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.
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The myth of an ‘obesity tsunami’22-Jan-2010

Tuesday 19 January 2010 The myth of an ‘obesity tsunami’ Recent figures on both sides of the..

In Defense of Santa21-Jan-2010

In Defense of Santa Dr Patrick Basham & Dr John Luik London (21 Dec 2009) – We hope..

Are Public Smoking Bans Necessary?17-Dec-2009

Are Public Smoking Bans Necessary? Dr Patrick Basham & Dr Juliette Roberts Democracy..

Patrick Basham and John Luik on Ireland’s failed tobacco policies on Politics.co.uk, October 29, 20009-Dec-2009

Can the UK Avert a Smoking Irish Failure? by Patrick Basham and John Luik Patrick Bash..

Patrick Basham and John Luik on public smoking bans, October 26, 200909-Dec-2009

NYC: The City That Never Smokes by Patrick Basham and John Luik Patrick Basham direct..

An absence of tobacco evidence11-Sep-2009

Friday, 11, Sep 2009 12:00 The evidence that cigarette prices and adverts affect young smoke..

DI Report – Alcohol Advertising Bans – September 200909-Sep-2009

A fortnight ago, doctors called for a total ban on all forms of alcohol advertising in a bid to ..