BBC News: Smoking alternative being choked by regulation?

[Mark]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23196369

Decent article, good and bad as usual (90% of Vapers still smoke?)

and link to a radio broadcast which I'm trying to listen to now http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01byn3y

 

[Mark]

Not a bad broadcast 7 mins in for about 7 mins

 

[Gilliandrea]

Not a bad broadcast 7 mins in for about 7 mins

At least there is some clarity given in the broadcast, that even if there are questions marks over e-cigs, tobacco smoking is worse!!!

I know from this community, fantastic as it is, most here rarely smoke tobacco now.... Wonder where he got 90% from?

 

[Mark]

At least there is some clarity given in the broadcast, that even if there are questions marks over e-cigs, tobacco smoking is worse!!!

I know from this community, fantastic as it is, most here rarely smoke tobacco now.... Wonder where he got 90% from?

And what about "A little nerdy, they resemble a gang of home-brewing enthusiasts more than a stop-smoking support group"

 

[Mark]

"The UK's medicines regulatory body MHRA therefore believes that e-cigarettes could help save 57,000 lives in the UK over the next decade"

Then why are they proposing a de facto ban? Could it be so that they then control the market?

 

[Gilliandrea]

And what about "A little nerdy, they resemble a gang of home-brewing enthusiasts more than a stop-smoking support group"

LOL... I rather liked that comment...

I do 'home-brew' and when meeting other vapers I don't talk about 'stopping smoking' as support, we discuss our latest new 'shiny' or flavour
I have stopped smoking... I am a vaper... I don't expect to stop vaping...

 

[ecignet]

I cant help noticing this week there have been a few articles on vaping in mainstream media, are we getting to them? :-)
I do feel we"exist" now in the public eyes, lets hope we can swing opinion in our favour

 

[Purplefowler]

Good article. It does seem that the popular tide is turning

 

[steffijade]

Overall, this article seems pretty positive towards vaping... VERY good to see that journalists are actually beginning to speak to 'enthusiasts' rather than just copy/pasting bs propaganda from the 'dark side'.

More positive reporting like this might actually help to get public opinion on our side.

The politicians/health nazis though, that's a different kettle of fish.

 

[steffijade]

Not a bad broadcast 7 mins in for about 7 mins

Again... overall I would say a pretty positive piece.

Listening to the part where Mr Goniewicz was speaking though, I had to smile to myself because I kept expecting him to say "hello... Daaaaaave?" like Papa Lazaru from the league of gentlemen.