A Media Analysis of Debates on Extended Alcohol Trading Hours Changes in Scotland

Citation

Cook M, O'Donnell R, Mitchell G, Maxwell KJ, Emslie C, Carters‐White L, Mohan A, Uny I & Fitzgerald N (2026) A Media Analysis of Debates on Extended Alcohol Trading Hours Changes in Scotland. Drug and Alcohol Review, 45 (6). https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.70251

Abstract
Between 2017 and 2019, different policy processes in two large Scottish cities led to local authorities granting licences for later on-premises alcohol trading hours. As a part of a wider mixed methods study, we examine news media reporting of these licencing changes to understand the content and progression of arguments at the time they were being discussed through to, and after, implementation.

Keywords
alcohol trading hours; media analysis; public health; Scotland

Journal
Drug and Alcohol Review: Volume 45, Issue 6

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