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The Law and Science of Plain Tobacco Packaging
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In a bid to reduce smoking rates, Australia is set to become the first country in the world to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
Dreadful populism
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The Maltese EU| Commissioner John Dalli is all hot and bothered at the intrangisant attitude of the Bulgarians,“It is a pity that the Bulgarian cabinet has taken such a decision, being apparently driven by populist reasons. I personally would have...
Latest EU passive smoking stuff
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I will admit to being a little confyused over claims by the EU today about passive smoking,this is what they say,Smoking affects non-smokers too. According to conservative estimates, 79,000 adults, including 19 000 non-smokers, died in the EU-25 in 2...
EU Takes a (Half-Hearted) Stand on Smoking Bans
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Throughout my travels around Europe one of my favourite things to do is observe the differences between countries – and if you’re someone who enjoys a drink or two, many of those observable differences can often be found at bars. From the availab...
Murderers
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Well sort of,Those sad sacks at the subsidised wing of the anti smoking lobby ASH have demanded the death of some much loved characters,ANTI-smoking campaigners want soap chiefs to kill off cig-puffing characters Deirdre Barlow and Dot Cotton.They cl...
More junk statistics about the smoking rules
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Chris Snowdon has rather elegantly debunked the arguements surrounding the Government's plans to make smoking an under the counter experience.According to the BBC:'In Iceland, which has the longest experience of any such ban, smoking among 15 year ol...
