House of Lords Select Committee
Review of Gambling Act
A review of the Gambling Act 2005 is to be welcomed. But the scope of it is too narrow.
Read MoreSelect Committee Report
The Committee seeks “to address the misery that a gambling addiction can visit on individuals, their families and friends”
Read MoreAirside Alcohol Sales
Déjà vu. The Home Office has been considering the anomalous exemption of ‘airside’ bars at airports for some years.
Read MoreA Lost Opportunity
The Government Response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on the Licensing Act 2003 is a lost opportunity.
Read MoreThe Promotion of Health
A licensing regime that fails to take account of proven alcohol-related health issues borders on the irresponsible.
Read MoreLicensing Jargon
The preoccupation with jargon takes our eyes off the need to address real problems, occurring week after week.
Read MoreSelect Committee Report
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Licensing Act 2003 reported in April 2017. This is the written evidence I gave.
Read MoreDisappointing Response
The disappointing, but predictable Home Office response to the House of Lords Select Committee Report on Licensing
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