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There are times when you have to state the bleeding obvious
April 07, 2017
A new study has found that "regulations on electronic cigarettes may impact their effectiveness as a smoking cessation tool". Tell me something I don't know. The EU's Tobacco Products Directive has created reams of...
Read More ShareParents – not the state – should be responsible for their children
April 06, 2017
Today the Supreme Court ruled that parents can be prosecuted for taking their children out of school without permission. Commenting on this decision, Rory Broomfield, Director of The Freedom Association, said:
Read More ShareThe Great Repeal Bill should do what it says on the tin
March 31, 2017
On the first day, the Prime Minister launched the Brexit process. On the second day, she left it to David Davis to explain the Great Repeal Bill. As the fictional Sir Humphrey Appleby once...
Read More ShareThe Freedom Association responds to Philip Hammond’s NIC U-Turn
March 15, 2017
Responding to the announcement this morning from Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, that the proposed rise in Class 4 National Insurance Contributions (NIC) has been scrapped, Andrew Allison, Head of Campaigns of the...
Read More ShareAnother victory for the Luddites
March 13, 2017
I reported recently that another indoor vaping ban in public places was on the cards in the USA. Unsurprisingly, it happened. Very soon, vapers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, will have even more restrictions placed upon...
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