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- The University of Sydney and the history of plain packaging for cigarette packets
- The Australian public is sceptical on plain packaging
- Professor Simon Chapman fails to keep up with developments
- Plain packaged drugs in the UK what is the prevalence?
- Cancer Research UK’s (CRUK) own findings say that kids do not take a blind bit of notice of cigarette packets, hat tip Dick Puddlecote
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The University of Sydney and the history of plain packaging for cigarette packets
Professor Simon Chapman has published on the University of Sydney’s website the timeline leading up to the Australian plain packs ban. As there is no real link I have cut and pasted it into my blog. It is always nice … Continue reading
The Australian public is sceptical on plain packaging
This poll published by the Institute of Public Affairs is Australia’s premier free market think tank. Founded in 1943 it is “..dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom.” Their poll published in October 2011 asked … Continue reading
Plain packaged drugs in the UK what is the prevalence?
The National Health Service (NHS) produce statistics for tobacco, alcohol and drug consumption for 11-15 years olds called “Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England in 2010.” The statistics are revealing. It appears that more 11-15s take … Continue reading
Cancer Research UK’s (CRUK) own findings say that kids do not take a blind bit of notice of cigarette packets, hat tip Dick Puddlecote
This is shamelessly cut and pasted from Dick Puddlecote the blogger. Cancer Research UK’s own study found no correlation with packet design and a teenager’s attention. Really such blatant misleading of the public and by a charity is unforgivable. “Cancer … Continue reading
Clive Bates former head of ASH on snus, hat tip Chris Snowdon
I have shamelessly cut and pasted this from Chris Snowdon’s blog, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist. Snus are tobacco and hence nicotine based pouch like a tiny tea bag which you rest between upper lip and gum. The nicotine is then … Continue reading
The TaxPayers’ Alliance savages George Osborne’s 37p rise in cigarettes
Hat tip Dick Puddlecote. National treasure The TaxPayers’ Alliance have produced their usual erudite take on the UK’s budget for 2012. They launch a devastating critique on the 37p rise in taxation on a packet of cigarettes, confirming the criminal … Continue reading
The true costs of treating smokers, the obese and the healthy
In 2008 the Dutch government looked into the cost of treating people from the age of 20 to death. They had three categories, the healthy, obese and smokers. The results were not what the health gurus were looking for, the … Continue reading
The World Trade Organization and plain packaging
People may disagree but in my opinion one of the major causes of World War 2 was the desperate economic situation of the 1930s. The Wall Street Crash, the credit boom and bust and subsequent protectionism led to a contraction … Continue reading
The Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health (SCOTH) and the Freedom of Information Act, “Most of the studies were not felt to be sufficiently conclusive in their findings.”
The last time SCOTH was published was in November 2004 and was highly influential in bringing about the smoking ban. Hosted by the Department of Health and packed with ASH, pharmaceutically and WHO funded apparatchiks, objectivity was not the cornerstone … Continue reading
Nielsen PLC and pub closures
Nielsen PLC formerly known as AC Nielsen in their own words “As a global leader in measurement and information, we believe providing our clients a precise understanding of the consumer is the key to making the right decisions — decisions … Continue reading
