Category Archives: ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) are proved wrong again

Posted on July 8, 2012 by daveatherton

Five years after the smoking ban in England, the desire to reintroduce  smoking in pubs remains as high as ever. I will let the Publican’s Morning Advertiser take up the story. “An exclusive survey of the Publican’s Morning Advertiser readership … Continue reading →

Posted in ASH, Smoking | Tagged | 13 Comments

Clive Bates former head of ASH on snus, hat tip Chris Snowdon

Posted on April 22, 2012 by daveatherton

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 →

Posted in ASH, Lung cancer, Smoking | Tagged | 20 Comments

An open letter to Professor Terence Stephenson and Professor Dame Sally Davies

Posted on April 1, 2012 by daveatherton

Dear Professor Terence Stephenson and Professor Dame  Sally Davies, Let me introduce myself, I am Chairman of Freedom2Choose a pro choice smoking organisation, funded by its members. The ‘F2C’ organization does not receive a penny directly or indirectly from tobacco companies. … Continue reading →

Posted in ASH, Lung cancer, Uncategorized | Tagged | 16 Comments

Where are the deaths from lung cancer from second hand smoke?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by daveatherton

A massive hat tip to Junican for taking the trouble to read the massive McTear vs Imperial Tobacco and how the anti smokers are contradicting themselves. This is a straight cut and paste.  In their zeal to prove active smoking … Continue reading →

Posted in ASH, Lung cancer | Tagged | 7 Comments

“The smoking ban has had a serious and continuing effect on trade with the very important custom of smokers much diminished, and little positive news in terms of increased non-smoker or family business.”

Posted on July 2, 2011 by daveatherton

So said the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) in September 2008 about 12 months after the smoking ban.  I am immensely indebted to Chris Snowdon and his blog for the info.  http://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com/ other key findings included: The proportion of smoking customers … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, ASH, Smoking | Tagged | 4 Comments

My appearance on CNN with Ms. Deborah Arnott of ASH.

Posted on June 1, 2011 by daveatherton

I hope you do not think I am being narcissistic but here is my debate with Deborah Arnott of ASH. http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/05/31/ctw.smoking.ban.debate.cnn?iref=allsearch        

Posted in ASH, Smoking | Tagged | 54 Comments

Class A Drug Prohibition and law enforcement

Posted on May 28, 2011 by daveatherton

As taxes rise on cigarettes leading to a black market and some health officials are beginning to call for the illegalisation of tobacco what lessons can be learnt from Class A prohibtion? This paper comes from Canada and here are … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol, ASH, Drugs, Smoking | Tagged | 6 Comments

A critical review of the evidence on passive smoking

Posted on April 25, 2011 by daveatherton

What I hope to do over the coming weeks is publish as much information on passive smoking that I have in my archives. Firstly what I want to consider is how much does a non smoker inhale from a smoker. … Continue reading →

Posted in ASH, Lung cancer, Smoking, Uncategorized | Tagged | 5 Comments

What have ASH got hidden away until 2077/8?

Posted on April 20, 2011 by daveatherton

This is a bit of a head scratcher. Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) have deposited a number of papers with the pharmaceutical company the Welcome Foundation.  The current information  seems to be innocuous but what do ASH know that … Continue reading →

Posted in ASH, Smoking | Tagged | 2 Comments