Bob Blackman: ‘Sunak should make delivering a smokefree 2030 his public health legacy’
As a dyed in the wool Conservative I believe in freedom of choice, but smoking is not a matter of free choice. The only free choice is whether to smoke that first cigarette. Two thirds of those trying just one cigarette, usually while they are still children, go on to become daily smokers, and daily […]
The Political Week Online: A tax – the best form of defence?
The top rate of tax, immigration panic, rebellious Tories, smoking in cars with kids, and racist yoga.
Is Blackpool about to ban smoking in parks?
It appears Blackpool may be about to take a page out of New York’s book and ban smoking in parks.
Peers back ban on smoking with children in cars
The prospect of a ban on smoking with children in cars moved a step closer yesterday after peers voted in support of the move.
Govt considering smokefree extension
By Alex Stevenson The government could extend smokefree legislation to include areas like the entrances of buildings, it has announced. Its ‘A Smokefree Future’ strategy contains a pledge to review the existing law on secondhand smoke, which bans smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces. The industry has accused ministers of establishing a “dictatorial approach […]
MPs back cigarette display ban
By Alex Stevenson MPs have voted in favour of banning the display of tobacco products in shops in Britain, a move condemned by opponents as “unnecessary and unjustified”. The vote came as the health bill worked its way through the Commons. An additional measure – banning the sale of tobacco from vending machines – was […]
Call for more regulation on second anniversary of smoking ban
By politics.co.uk staff Anti-smoking groups are calling for more laws against the habit today, as they celebrate the second anniversary of the smoking ban. A survey published by Cancer Research UK and conducted by YouGov, found 70 per cent of respondents thought tobacco should be kept out of sight of children in shops. Seventy-six per […]
G20 exempt from smoking ban
By Ian Dunt Foreign dignitaries attending the G20 summit in London next month will be exempt from the smoking ban, it has been revealed. The leniency required an amendment to the legislation enforcing the ban. Certain smoking rooms will now be allowed in the Excel Exhibition Centre in Docklands in east London during the summit. […]
Youth smoking up despite ban
The number of young people smoking in Scotland has risen sharply, despite the ban in pubs. Nearly a third of 16 to 24 year-olds are smokers, an official health report showed. The percentage – 31 per cent – is a substantial rise on the number of young smokers in 2004, which stood at 25 per […]
Feature: Smoking ban one year on
One year after the country took a dark turn into state control and an unpleasant, puerile attitude to other people’s business. Or is it one year into a brave new world where the country became fitter, healthier and more civilised? One year since the smoking ban in England and Wales, and passions remain high on […]
