UK Incremental Smoking Ban (Tobacco & Vapes Bill) Starts Journey Into Law

[zouzounaki]

It won't, it's just spin to distract people from the real issues with the NHS.

what are the real issues?

 

[Netvaper]

what are the real issues?

Seriously?

 

[zouzounaki]

Seriously?

lack of money? too much bureaucracy? poor organisation?

 

[Rickster]

i do t see how the bill will save the nhs. smoking has been phasing itself out for 40 years. there’s only a wee fraction of the smokers we had in the 80s these days.

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Double edged sword.....if smoking is in decline but vaping on the rise....well they don't like that.

 

[Rickster]

lack of money? too much bureaucracy? poor organisation?

 

[zouzounaki]

Double edged sword.....if smoking is in decline but vaping on the rise....well they don't like that.

aye, i think that’s probably true. but it’s not got anything to do with the nhs though

 

[Rickster]

aye, i think that’s probably true. but it’s not got anything to do with the nhs though

Was more aimed at general point of thread

 

[zouzounaki]

Was more aimed at general point of thread

it’s interesting that they don’t want people vaping specifically. they don’t seem to object to nicorette gum and suchlike. or even that rotten nicotine spray you can buy.

 

[Rickster]

it’s interesting that they don’t want people vaping specifically. they don’t seem to object to nicorette gum and suchlike. or even that rotten nicotine spray you can buy.

always

 

[Toby iVapour]

always

But I don't understand the cash angle...

Gradually prohibiting whole generations from smoking will push more people towards the black market.
And while they will be taxing vapes (so will gain cash from that), it looks like they will probably ban all sweet/fruit flavours, thereby creating a huge (and non-taxable) black market in vape liquid...