Labour Too Soft On Pubs and Smoking, Say Doctors ; Conference Attacks Government Over 'Unhealthy' Policies On Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling

Evening Standard - London (June 02, 2005)

Author: Rebecca Smith

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Summary

THE medical profession today attacked three key government policies, saying they will do nothing to improve the health of the nation.

Plans to open pubs 24 hours a day, introduce super- casinos and the decision not to ban smoking in all public places were attacked at the Conference of Public Health Medicine and Community Health in London.

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Labour Too Soft On Pubs and Smoking, Say Doctors ; Conference Attacks Government Over 'Unhealthy' Policies On Alcohol, Tobacco and Gambling

Doctors said there should be clear evidence of how 24-hour licensing affects healt...

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