Blog Posts
The madness of WHO and COP7
November 11, 2016
Opacity and the World Health Organisation (WHO) go together hand in hand. This has been well documented by Dick Puddlecote in his excellent blogs from the COP7 jamboree in New Delhi this week. This sight of...
Read More ShareManchester City Council bans e-cigarettes because of a "genuine health and safety question"
November 08, 2016
When compiling our report on the vaping policies of UK councils, one of the Freedom of Information (FoI) replies I received made me chuckle because it was so egregiously bad. I didn't include it in...
Read More ShareThe Government must act now on "flawed" Tobacco Products Directive
October 14, 2016
"We support a balanced approach towards nicotine containing products (NCPs) such as e-cigarettes, which maximises their potential to help people quit smoking, whilst minimising the risks of unintended consequences that could promote smoking. "We support ‘light...
Read More ShareAlmost two-thirds of Indian smokers would vape
September 29, 2016
A month ago I wrote about an Indian man who who faces three years behind bars for vaping and allegedly selling vaping products. The Indian Government is about as anti-vaping as you can get, no doubt...
Read More ShareThe World Health Organisation: is it fit for purpose?
September 22, 2016
My answer to that question is a resounding no. But don't take my word for it. In this excellent piece in the Huffington Post, David Williams, President of the Taxpayers' Protection Alliance highlights that in Australia,...
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