What next for... bon-vivants?
Sunday 28 October, 5.45pm until 6.30pm, Seminar Space What next for...?

The news last weekend was that the official guidelines on responsible drinking aren’t actually ‘based on any firm evidence at all’ and that the figures on recommended alcohol-units-per-week were ‘plucked out of the air’. What’s up with today’s kill-joy regulation of fun? More seriously, where does this leave ‘evidence-based policy’, and can we rely on science as a guide to policy anyway? Join us for the last debate before the end-of-festival drinks on Sunday 28 October, 5.45 to 6.30pm.

 Speakers

Professor Raymond Tallis
fellow, Academy of Medical Sciences; author, philosopher, critic and poet; recent books include NHS SOS and Aping Mankind; chair, Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying
Dr Ellie Lee
reader in social policy, University of Kent, Canterbury; director, Centre for Parenting Culture Studies
Angus Kennedy
convenor, The Academy; author, Being Cultured: in defence of discrimination
Chair:
Martin Summers
public affairs consultant

 Produced by

Martin Summers public affairs consultant
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