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'The UK is an outlier among its closest peers – not in lacking a military national service, but in lacking a *civic' one.'
~Jamie Gollings in ConservativeHome, on updating the National Service idea to be more in line with society's needs and young people's wants.
conservativehome.com/2024/05/30/jam…
Today Monica Lennon MSP asked in Parliament about the estimated cost of alcohol harms in Scotland, following the @IAS report that alcohol harm costs an estimated £27.4 billion annually in England.
The response says that the costs could be between £5-10 billion in Scotland annually
🚨 ICYMI: Will the UK have a smokefree generation?
🚭 Aveek Bhattacharya reasserts the case for progressively raising the smoking age, and considers the future of the policy after the election under potential Labour and Conservative governments
smf.co.uk/commentary_pod…
Appreciate Ben Zaranko engaging thoughtfully with those of us calling for more independent fiscal policy.
See my proposal here: smf.co.uk/publications/f…
Old(ish) Westminster hands who remember and miss Theo Bertram’s wonderful threads on the reality of government and politics will be delighted that he’s now providing those insights via the Social Market Foundation mailing list. Everyone else should sign up now.
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