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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Guardian attacks Government alcohol policy claiming responsibilty deal 'on the rocks'



The Guardian last week published a series of articles questioning the Government's alcohol policy and the state of the responsibilty deal. In the article 'Alcohol policy in tatters as health experts revolt', the Guardian claimed health members planned to walk away, angry at their limited influence in favour of industry agendas. It reports "The so-called responsibility deal will do the "bare minimum", such as putting information on beer mats", whilst issues such as marketing and promotion were said to be "outside the parameters of the discussions".
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