Smokers cannot bin their butts if there are no bins; but years of austerity mean that even if all the UK’s councils had a whip-round, they could only afford two or three bins between Read More
UK smokers cite high tobacco prices as the main reason why they buy illicit products; and given that taxes make up 90 percent of prices, it is not difficult to see where the problem lies.Read More
Given that vaping is used by smokers to quit smoking and given what is currently known about the health effects of vaping; it seems odd to categorize vaping as a 'high-risk behavior'.Read More
Electronic cigarettes seem to offer smokers a route to long-term harm-reduction in respect of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Read More
It seems odd that with the environment going to hell in a handcart; it still seems beyond the wit of humans to solve what is surely a simple problem – the littering of cigarette butts.Read More
Without trivializing what, if true, would be at the very least serious and indefensible breaches of trust; it is interesting to speculate whether it is possible to 'secretly advertise' something.Read More
Another attempt is being made in the US to deal with cigarette-butt litter. The question is, can the anti-litter campaigners carry smokers along with them? Read More
Having people vaping on trains might not be to everyone's taste, but then others might object to the smell of take-away meals or the sound of mindless telephone calls: "I'm on the train".Read More
Although 95 percent of the comments received in reply to a public consultation on flavors were seemingly invalid; this should not be used as a reason to move away from such consultations.Read More
The claim by the UK Government that changes to tobacco law post a no-deal Brexit will be minor should be taken with a pinch of salt. The EU (Withdrawal) Act gives it sweeping powers.Read More
