Evidence shows moral panic at gaming machines ill-foundedExecutive summaryThis paper assesses the claims made about gambling machines in British betting shops, in particular ‘fixed-odds betting terminals’. These machines are routinely dubbed ‘the crack cocaine of gambling’ and it is said...

New IEA research finds fat taxes would hit the poorest the hardestSummary:Denmark’s tax on saturated fat was hailed as a world-leading public health policy when it was introduced in October 2011, but it was abandoned fifteen months later when the unintended consequences became clear. This...