I've written a briefing for Epicenter off the back of this year's Nanny State Index about the WHO's so-called "best buys" for alcohol. These are the policies that are supposedly most cost-effective in cutting alcohol-related harm. As I show, there is scant evidence that they are effective at all, and they are certainly neither a sufficient nor necessary way of dealing with the problem.

Download it here or read a slightly modified version on my Substack.