REEM IBRAHIM: If the world's biggest nanny state won't ban smoking, how does Rishi Sunak hope to? New Zealand ditched law introduced by Covid-queen Jacinda Ardern before it even took effect
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Daily Mail— In practice, the smoking ban is really about preventing future adults from making decisions about their own bodies, Reem Ibrahim argues.
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—Will Rishi Sunak’s new law really herald the end of cigarettes?. And while smoking age is a devolved matter, the Scottish Government has agreed to a UK-wide approach and supports the Prime Minister’s plan to stub out smoking for future generations. On paper, the proposal makes public health sense. Four out of five smokers start before the age of 20, so making cigarettes illegal for Generation Alpha seems a logical step. I remember the thrill of my first fag, aged 15, during a school trip to Hadrian’s Wall. The acrid taste of that first Benson & Hedges Gold...
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