Christopher Snowdon

Christopher Snowdon is the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs. He is the author of Killjoys, Selfishness, Greed and Capitalism, The Art of Suppression: Pleasure, Panic and Prohibition Since 1800, The Spirit Level Delusion, and, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist. You can find him tweeting at @cjsnowdon

He lingers on — a slap-headed Rasputin whispering terrible ideas into the ears of our leaders

The march of the public health puritans continues

The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound

New claims about the costs of obesity are wildly exaggerated

Smoking restrictions have fuelled the Australian tobacco wars

Public health commentators cannot seem to decide what is safe to eat

No one wins when the minimum price for alcohol rises

New reports on Labour and political donations miss the point