Attitude Cops Target Alcohol Advertising And Sponsorship
New Zealand First says the government must make it
crystal clear that there will be no ban on alcohol
advertising or sponsorship.
“The attitude cops are
back and they’re pushing a neo-puritanical agenda that’s
targeting a beer at the local club,” says New Zealand
First Leader and Member of Parliament for Northland, Rt Hon
Winston Peters.
“These attitude cops are arrogant
pseudo-intellectuals who want to pry, snoop and regulate how
Kiwis live. Judging by this spurious ‘research,’ they
also have a misplaced faith in the power of advertising and
sponsorship.
“Despite alcohol and tobacco being
legal products they love bans and can generate gravy-train
studies as ‘proof.’ Yet Penn State Professor Jon Nelson examined such studies
and found, “the emphasis on advertising bans and
similar regulations in the public health literature is
misplaced.”
“Professor Nelson found big issues
with how researchers selected people to study and how they
drew conclusions. He also criticised others who
“uncritically cite these studies in their advocacy of
tobacco and alcohol advertising bans”.
“New
Zealand First will put these neo-puritanical attitude cops
back into their box, but will this politically correct
government?” Mr Peters asked.
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