Alcohol Ad Ban -- Brains or Banality? ; Agenda

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BRITAIN leads Europe in some pretty unenviable categories including levels of alcohol abuse, binge drinking, obesity, sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy.

But this week doctors called on the UK to take the lead in tackling some of these problems -- by being the first country to introduce a comprehensive ban on alcohol promotion. The British Medical Association (BMA) wants to see an end not just to traditional advertising and cut-price deals in supermarkets and pubs, but also to booze brands sponsoring festivals, sports events and teams.

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Alcohol Ad Ban -- Brains or Banality? ; Agenda

France has already taken steps in this direction, clamping down on advertising and banning alcohol brands from sports kits -- famously forcing the Wales rugby team, sponso...

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