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AFINet annual conference May 2025
AFINet (Addiction and the Family International Network), which now has 900 members from over 50 countries, is holding its 6th Annual Conference, 21st-23rd May 2025, at Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada.
Why I wear a red and a white poppy for remembrance day
I wear the red poppy, as others do, to remember and honour those who died serving their country during wars.
Why the riots?
The UK news has been dominated by riots, often violent, in towns around the country. Government...
Gambling problems more prevalent than thought
The Gambling Commission has just released its first report of results from its new Gambling Survey...
New government has opportunity to really make a difference
The British gambling regulator, the Gambling Commission, is rarely in the news as it has been...
Conflict can easily spiral out of control
The path to war is littered with opportunities to turn back or to carry on yet faster towards the...
Was The Film Civil War opposing or glorifying war, a warning, or just there to entertain us?
Have you seen the recent film Civil War? It is certainly gripping and a good story centred around...
Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet)
Addiction and the Family International Network (AFINet) now has over 500 members in over 50...
Government is failing in its responsibility to keep us safe from gambling harm
At long last the Government is doing something about harmful gambling, too little and long overdue...
I welcome a new policy to phase out the legal sale of tobacco
I have been studying addiction all my working life. It is a tricky subject, partly because there...
Why are we afraid to talk about economic inequality
We are now living in a country with a very high level of income and wealth inequality. That is bad...
We need to find ways to reduce tension, not enflame it.
We need to find ways to reduce tension, not enflame it. Public figures, including MPs of both the...