Monthly Archives: October 2013

Tobacco control and free speech

Posted on October 24, 2013 by daveatherton

By all accounts last night’s debate in Dublin on tobacco control did not show the tobacco control activists in the best of lights.  Tantrums and tiaras, it was all too much for them, more on the link below. Anyway this … Continue reading →

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The British Medical Journal Embraces junk science

Posted on October 16, 2013 by daveatherton

The British Medical Journal has just produced this editorial on banning tobacco companies from publishing papers. My response is below.   http://www.bmj.com/content/347/bmj.f5193     Firstly any letter which contains the approval of Ruth Malone requires the closest of scrutiny, especially … Continue reading →

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