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Poland’s Setback Tax
Poland’s new tax hike on vaping represents a complete setback for tobacco harm reduction efforts, according to the World Vapers' Alliance
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by Dave Cross
UN Report Slammed
Harm reduction advocate Nancy Loucas has exposed the flaws contained in a UN Special Rapporteur’s harm reduction report, calling it a dangerous setback in the global fight against smoking-related deaths
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by Dave Cross
Parliament
Parliament is slowly waking up to the business of sorting out its approach to vaping and we have seen a number of questions and responses recently
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by Dave Cross
UKVIA’s FOI Findings
£30 million promised to local authorities for Trading Standards enforcement operations by Rishi Sunak’s Conservative government was never delivered, finds an FOI from UKVIA
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by Dave Cross
Sunak’s Missing Millions
Back in January, then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to destroy illegal vaping and committed to a series of measures including a promise to deliver £30M to Trading Standards
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by Dave Cross
Ignorance Is A Death Sentence
Smoke Free Sweden’s Dr Delon Human backs up Professor Marewa Glover’s statement last week that lives will be lost if countries fail to follow Sweden’s smokefree example
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by Dave Cross
ASH Welcomes Health Commission Report
The Action on Smoking and Health charity has welcomed a report from IPPR’s Health Commission setting out its vision for future health policy including a polluter pays levy on tobacco manufacturers
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by Dave Cross
Shut up and Smoke
The UK Vaping Industry Association is promoting a new film that is looking at the winners and losers of European tobacco harm reduction
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by Dave Cross
Quit Smoking During Stoptober
“Quit smoking in Stoptober” says the NHS. Well, some of it. Other bits of it didn’t get the message and told this author that smoking is safer than vaping!
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by Dave Cross
IBVTA Launches LVA Partnership
The Independent British Vape Trade Association has launched a new pilot in partnership with local enforcement services in Kent to tackle illegal sales to underage purchasers
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by Dave Cross
