Those involved in trying to get people to quit smoking, a risky but legal habit, should keep in mind that 'encouragement' should not become coercion – not in a reasonably free society.Read More
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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
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
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
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
The UK Government has no plans to impose a new tax on vaping products; as had been suggested in media reports at the beginning of August.Read More
As well as providing a vital service for smokers, the UK’s burgeoning vape shops are helping to fill gaps left in high streets by the retreat of traditional retailers.Read More
The UK Government has banned tobacco smoking in prisons, but it seems to have been a Pyrrhic victory.Read More
Self-prescribed electronic cigarettes are clearly the major harm-reduction hope in the UK, a country where the dispensing of stop-smoking aids fell precipitously between 2005-06 and 2015-16.Read More