Christopher Snowdon

Christopher John Snowdon is a British author and freelance journalist. He writes for Spiked magazine and other publications. He is particularly known as a vocal opponent of government intervention in matters such as alcohol and obesity; his Twitter biography used to state that he is "not that keen on the nanny state."[1] He is also Head of Lifestyle Economics at Institute of Economic Affairs.[2]

Not to be confused with Christopher Snowden.

Snowdon was born in North Yorkshire in 1976 and studied history at Lancaster University, graduating in 1998.[1]

His first book, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist (2009), is a history of anti-smoking activity from the fifteenth century to the present day.[3][4][5]Believes that we should pay national insurance, as well as £20 to see a Gp.

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, Democracy Institute/Little Dice, 2010
  • Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: A History of Anti-Smoking, Little Dice, 2009

References
  1. "A History of Anti-Smoking". Velvet Glove, Iron Fist. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. "Christopher Snowdon". Institute of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. Michael Fitzpatrick (1 August 2013). "The anti-smoking 'truth regime' that cannot be questioned". Spiked. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. "Anti-smoking activism - Puff by puff, inch by inch". The Economist. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  5. "Blowing Smoke at a Ban". New York Times. 31 December 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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