Political interference
Political interference, or lobbying, is Big Alcohol’s activity to eliminate or minimize any alcohol policy effort that would threaten sales and profits. The focus of this Dubious 5 strategy is the decision-makers and opinion leaders with the power to shape and decide alcohol policy decisions. Tactics of political interference are delay, derail, or even destroy alcohol policy initiatives, and to divide coalitions supporting alcohol policy initiatives. Big Alcohol is paying lobbyists and lobby front groups to interfere in public health policy making around the world.
Latest cases of Political interference
EU Commission’s World Cancer Day Event Highlights Importance of Tackling Alcohol as Serious Carcinogen
Changing the realities of cancer is one of the main priorities of the European Commission in the health domain. Three years after the ...
AB InBev Novel Insights Into Big Alcohol’s Lobbying Footprint in the United States
This study shows how comparing the lobbying practices of different health harmful industry, including Big Alcohol, offers a deeper ...
Spirits Spain Collaboration Concerns: Córdoba City Council and Spirits Spain tackle alcohol prevention
City Council of Córdoba has signed a collaboration agreement with Spirits Spain to “prevent alcohol consumption in minors and ...
22 Case Stories of Big Alcohol Misconduct in 2023
In 2023, Movendi International published more than 290 stories on our Alcohol Issues News Center, covering alcohol policy and scientific ...
UK: Big Alcohol Pressures Government to Cut Alcohol Taxes
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt has frozen the alcohol duty in the Autumn Statement, delivering a gift to the alcohol industry ...
UK: Big Alcohol Earns £11bn From Higher Risk Alcohol Use Yearly, Government Action Needed
43.4% of all revenue the alcohol industry earns in the UK comes from higher risk alcohol consumption – i.e. alcohol intake exceeding ...
WHO Europe and IARC Issue Joint Statement to European Parliament on Link Between Alcohol and Cancer
WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge and Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Dr Elisabete ...
Understanding the Barriers to Raising Alcohol Taxes in Nepal
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are on the rise in Nepal. Consumption of alcohol and tobacco products remains high. Taxes on these ...
Big Alcohol Influences Global Alcohol Policy – But May Be Losing Ground
Extensive research have described alcohol industry strategies to influence national alcohol policy. This paper looks at industry influence ...