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Alcohol consumption across the UK is increasing. Government and employers must act to address the health risks.

A quarter of the way through this century, change is in the air. Everyone, everywhere, seemingly all at once, wants out of the status quo.

Across the western world it feels like a sea change is occurring in our politics. At the heart of this is a simple fact: large numbers of people increasingly feel that mainstream politics is failing to deliver for them. 

For decades, UK climate action was cross-party, and consensus meant policy looked different to politically competitive issues like tax.