Christopher John Snowdon is a British author and freelance journalist. He has written for ''Spiked'' magazine, ''

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'' and ''

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'' among other publications. He is particularly known as a vocal opponent of

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in areas such as tobacco, alcohol and obesity. Snowdon is also Head of Lifestyle Economics at the

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. Snowdon was born in

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in 1976 and studied history at

Lancaster University Lancaster University (legally The University of Lancaster) is a public university, public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established in 1964 by royal charter, as one of several pla ...

, graduating in 1998. He now lives in Sussex with his wife and daughter. His first book, ''Velvet Glove, Iron Fist'' (2009), is a history of

anti-smoking Tobacco control is a field of international public health science, policy and practice dedicated to addressing tobacco use and thereby reducing the morbidity and mortality it causes. Since most cigarettes and cigars and hookahs contain/use to ...

activity from the fifteenth century to the present day.

Books

* ''Polemics'', Little Dice, 2020 * ''Killjoys: A Critique of Paternalism'', Institute of Economic Affairs, 2017 * ''The Art of Suppression: Pleasure, Panic and Prohibition since 1800'' Little Dice, 2011 * ''The Spirit Level Delusion: Fact-checking the Left's New Theory of Everything'',

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/Little Dice, 2010 * ''Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: A History of Anti-Smoking'', Little Dice, 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snowdon, Christopher Living people 1976 births British writers British libertarians Alumni of Lancaster University