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On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to
austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt and the cost of living.
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26 Nov 2025
Plans to shelve the UK's sugar tax (Soft Drinks Industry Levy) and other pieces of legislation designed to
tackle the obesity epidemic have hit legal hurdles and fierce resistance from both MPs and the medical
profession.
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20 Sep 2022
The Professor of behavioural medicine is
proposing PACE labelling to show people
how long they would need to walk or run
in order to burn off calories eaten
HCM issue 2 2020
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today, in a move which the government
says will "benefit millions of children across the UK".
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06 Apr 2018
Tweaking health club food and beverages
can benefit revenue and member health
HCM issue 9 2017
School summer holidays are creating a class divide between the fitness levels of deprived
children and their more affluent peers thanks to a lack of affordable physical activity
offerings, research from ukactive has revealed.
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12 Jul 2017
Sugary drinks have been permanently removed from vending machines and cafes at
leisure centres run by Salford Community Leisure (SCL).
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10 May 2017
Ukactive has launched a five-point manifesto designed to improve the health of the nation,
urging all parties to adopt policies within it ahead of the forthcoming general election on 8
June.
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03 May 2017
Leisure centre operator Sheffield International Venues (SIV) has so far raised £10,000
(US$12,795, €11,955) from the introduction of its sugar tax on fizzy drinks as members
move towards buying low and non-sugar drinks at its sites.
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24 Apr 2017
Today’s kids are the fattest, least active generation ever. How can we intervene?
HCM issue 4 2017
A new healthy living strategy, which aims to combat health inequality, has been set out by
the Scottish Conservative Party.
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13 Jan 2017
MPs have discussed the most effective ways to use cash raised from the soft drinks tax,
including the rolling out of sports camps and daily mile initiatives.
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11 Jan 2017
Kate Cracknell reviews the great strides forward taken by the sector in 2016, and the strong foundations laid for 2017
HCM issue 1 2017
The UK government has published draft legislation for its planned sugar tax on soft drinks,
with revenue from the levy being used in programmes to reduce obesity and encourage
physical activity.
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06 Dec 2016
Is it time for health clubs to stop serving unhealthy food in their facilities?
HCM issue 9 2016
The UK government’s childhood obesity strategy has been widely slammed, but there are some exciting opportunities for the fitness sector, says Kate Cracknell
HCM issue 9 2016
Schools will be expected to deliver at least 30 minutes of “moderate to vigorous physical
activity” to its pupils each day as part of the government’s strategy to fight childhood
obesity.
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18 Aug 2016
Sheffield City Trust, the wellbeing charity which manages 11 sports and leisure venues through its
Sheffield International Venues (SIV) arm, has become the first leisure operator in the UK to
introduce a sugar tax on unhealthy fizzy drinks.
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22 Jul 2016
Britain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has made a bold reshuffle to the cabinet, with a
number of high-profile changes likely to affect the leisure sector.
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14 Jul 2016
As incoming Prime Minister Theresa May prepares to form a new government today (13
July), ukactive has called on the new administration to continue the work of its
predecessor in taking strides to tackle the UK’s physical inactivity epidemic.
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13 Jul 2016
As the former CEO of ukactive is freed from the shackles of office, he offers his frank opinions on the fitness sector
HCM issue 6 2016
ukactive has called for a major rethink of how children are engaged with physical activity,
after new research found almost nine in ten UK parents feel tablets and smartphones are
adding to Britain’s youth inactivity crisis.
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24 Mar 2016
The UK government has announced plans to introduce a surprise £520m levy on sugary
drinks to tackle the country's burgeoning obesity problem.
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16 Mar 2016
We’ve reached a tipping point in the healthy living revolution, with Healthy New Towns and Sporting Future two huge opportunities to embrace, says Liz Terry
HCM issue 3 2016
Childhood obesity strategy further delayed, with sugar tax and physical activity unlikely to feature
The government’s long overdue childhood obesity strategy is facing further delays, with
the document now not expected until after the EU referendum.
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26 Feb 2016
Celebrity chef and food campaigner Jamie Oliver has thrown his support behind a new
wellbeing initiative that will see a voluntary tax placed on sugar.
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07 Oct 2015
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