The Tobacco and Vapes Bill now making its way through Parliament and related measures is a failure of policy-making and public health leadership. The headline anti-smoking measure is a nothing-burger and the anti-vaping measures will do more harm than good.
Why is anyone supporting the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill? Read More
Professor Michael Russell died 15 years ago. His insights into tobacco and nicotine from the 1970s onwards are highly relevant today.
The genius of Michael Russell – more right than ever Read More
New UK policies and legislation on smoking and vaping have been widely hailed as groundbreaking and game-changing. That is wrong. Closer examination shows they are likely to do more harm than good – a misfire and a backfire.
UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill: a Misfire and a Backfire Read More
What do delegates to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control COP-10 meeting need to do their job well. This provides commentary on the agenda and papers and range of background resources.
FCTC COP-10 – a survival guide for delegates Read More
The UK government has decided it will ban disposable vapes and suggests it will ban vape flavours. This will trigger more smoking, more illicit trade and more workarounds. The problem of youth vaping is a non-problem and the government is reacting to a moral panic it doesn’t understand.
UK to ban disposable vapes, restrict flavours and do more stupid stuff Read More
The government is consulting on proposals for a smokefree generation and restrictions designed to tackle youth vaping, including bans on flavours and disposable vapes – I am sharing my draft consultation responses for information and input
UK smoking and vaping policy consultation – my final response Read More
Spain has a vocal and well-funded tobacco control establishment. But the data suggest its traditional approach is failing. 170 national and international experts call for a rethink and make the case that Spain embraces tobacco harm reduction as a real-world public health strategy.
A powerful declaration makes a compelling case for tobacco harm reduction Read More
England aims to reduce smoking to less than 5% by 2030, but this will need mass switching to smoke-free products as a consumer alternative to smoking, and it must be achieved by consent rather than coercion
Independent review of tobacco policy in England misses the point Read More
The World Health Organisation continues to present misleading information about e-cigarettes that spreads doubt and confusion among the public, media and policymakers. This post reviews its latest Q&A and finds multiple analytical errors, misleading statements, and obvious biases.
Fake news alert: WHO updates its post-truth fact sheet on e-cigarettes Read More
“O Brasil vai repensar sua proibição de vaping?” Brazil is consulting on lifting its ban on vaping products. Will it recognise the perverse consequences of prohibition and shift to risk-proportionate regulation? We argue it should rethink its approach to nicotine.
Will Brazil rethink its vaping prohibition? Read More