World Health Organisation fails at science and fails at propaganda – the sad case of WHO’s anti-vaping Q&A
On 20 January 2020, the World Health Organisation published a question and answer page on “ENDS” (Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems) …
Twitter Q&A: debunking tobacco harm reduction misconceptions
I did a Twitter chat with the Campaign for Safer Alternatives on the typical objections raised to tobacco harm reduction. …
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Leaked papers: WHO to intensify its pointless and destructive war against innovation – expect many dead
The enemies of innovation are on manoeuvres This week there will be a meeting of tobacco regulators under auspices of …
Lancet commentary – Nicotine without smoke: fighting the tobacco epidemic with harm reduction
I am proud to be a co-author of a commentary published today in The Lancet: Nicotine without smoke: fighting the …
Over 70 experts call on WHO to embrace technology innovation in the fight against diseases caused by smoking
Every two years, the Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control meet to discuss how to advance the …
Letter to WHO’s DG against prohibition and for risk-proportionate regulation
We’ve sent a letter to WHO and the FCTC secretariat in advance of FCTC COP-8 (1-6 October, Geneva) – protesting …
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WHO’s anti-vaping scientific castle of cards toppled
Updated 9 November with UKCTAS report translations The UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) has produced a devastating critique …
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WHO tobacco meeting – could the FCTC do something useful on vaping?
I’m sometimes accused of being a WHO-sceptic, or worse. No more! In the run up to the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control …
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First build your echo chamber – how WHO excludes dissent and diversity
Most international treaties welcome observers and diversity of opinion. Not the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, which has its …
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Who or what is the World Health Organisation at war with?
The World Health Organisation does a good line in war-like rhetoric when it comes to tobacco policy. But what is …
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