MPs to vote on smoking ban bill and ‘harmful’ vape sales aimed at children Politics MPs are to vote on a landmark smoking bill which would raise the legal tobacco purchasing age and clamp down on “harmful” childhood vaping. Parliament will have its first debate on the measures in the proposed new law, followed by a vote in the House of Commons later today, in what’s known as the ‘second [...]
Starmer’s illiberal smoking restrictions are just the start Opinion Freedom cannot be entirely indexed to smoking, but an administration’s approach to tackling it says a lot about how they plan to govern, says Joseph Dinnage Imagine you and your colleagues have just finished a day of graft on the trading floor and you’re all looking to relax. What to do? You all rightly decide [...]
Outdoor pub smoking ban would cause ‘serious economic harm’ to UK hospitality hospitality A possible smoking ban in outdoor spaces of pubs, bars and restaurants in the UK is likely to do more harm than good, leading trade figures have warned. The ban would make it illegal to smoke in pubs, outdoor restaurants and open-air spaces in nightclubs, according to leaked documents seen by The Sun, in a [...]
Let’s be honest, young adults should be free to make their own choices May 30, 2024 From smoking bans to national service, depriving young adults of basic freedoms is a growing trend among policy makers, says Matthew Lesh Growing up we were told a straightforward story about how to succeed: try hard at school, get into university or some sort of training, find work in a relevant field, save for a [...]