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Over-reach: the EU’s lifestyle regulation plans

4 February 2021

A report published by the European Commission on 3 February 2021 proposes a range of nanny state interventions intended to reduce the consumption of …

WHO is your nanny?

Chris Snowdon // 12 January 2021

Some countries allow you to buy a beer at any time day or night. Others have total prohibition. The enormous differences in the way …

Norwegian sugar tax sends sweet-lovers over border to Sweden

Christopher Snowdon // 28 November 2019

It seems unfair to call it a sweet shop. In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely four miles from Norway …

The Nanny State Index 2019

11 September 2019

The Epicenter Nanny State Index is a league table of the best and worst places in the European Union to eat, drink, smoke and …

Nanny State Index

30 April 2019

Germany has overtaken the Czech Republic to become the EU’s most liberal country, according to the 2019 edition of the Nanny State Index. Finland …

Nanny State Index – Nicotine Supplement

7 May 2018

Our new league table of nanny state regulation shows that punitive taxation and excessive regulation of safer nicotine alternatives has increased across the EU. …

Sweden and its inconsistent alcohol laws

Cecilia Sandell // 16 August 2017

On 29 June, EPICENTER’s Swedish partner, Timbro, published a report examining alcohol laws in Sweden. Within the Swedish political arena, alcohol consumption has always …

The Nanny State crusade marches on

Christopher Snowdon // 10 May 2017

Today sees the publication of the 2017 edition of the Nanny State Index, a league table of the best and worst places in the …

Nanny State Index Summary

10 May 2017

The EPICENTER Nanny State Index is the only comprehensive league table of lifestyle regulations. The latest data suggest that the EU is becoming a …

Nanny State Index

10 May 2017

The EPICENTER Nanny State Index is the only comprehensive league table of lifestyle regulations. The latest data suggest that the EU is becoming a …

Cheap as Chips: Is a healthy diet affordable?

2 March 2017

It is widely believed that healthy eating is relatively expensive whereas ‘junk food’ is relatively cheap. This has led to an assumption that poor diets …

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