The Internal Struggle of Britain's Conservative Party and Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder

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This chapter explores the internal conflict within the Conservative party in Britain as they grapple with deciding between embracing radical right-wing politics or maintaining a socially liberal and heterogeneous conservatism, which will have a lasting impact on UK politics. It also touches on a subscription offer for Economist Podcasts Plus and introduces a discussion on alcohol use disorder and possible medication treatments.

Divisions within the ruling party are on full display this week, and the provocative policies Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced are unlikely to help the Conservatives’ woeful polling numbers. Early results suggest that new drugs initially prescribed for weight loss may be a powerful treatment for alcohol-use disorder (13:06). And a data dive reveals which countries get the most sleep (20:05)

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