While traditional lobbying once succeeded by influencing visible decision-makers, a structural redesign of the UK system means power has shifted elsewhere, making the old model increasingly ineffective.

The WHO’s latest salvo in the war on wine? A demand for 50% price hikes by 2035, locked in by inflation-linked tax escalators designed to make alcohol permanently less affordable.

Before imposing mandatory targets and updating the nutrient profiling model, the government should pause, consult properly with industry and wait to see whether the advertising restrictions that only just came into force actually work.

A recent editorial in The Grocer from the Food Ethics Council represents a dangerous fantasy masquerading as democratic reform.

With global food giants now facing "first-of-its-kind" lawsuits, the industry has reached a critical threshold. This analysis explains why technical compliance is no longer enough to survive the hardening public narrative.

Effective health policy requires a "broad coalition," not a "policy priesthood." Real progress is made through transparent, collaborative problem-solving rather than academic virtue signalling.