The Tory tobacco ban is all smoke and mirrors | CapX

Reem Ibrahim writes for CapX

It’s amusing to think about how Churchill might have responded to the news that the Conservative Party were intending to ban tobacco products for future generations. 

‘I shall fight them on the beaches, I shall fight them in the smoking lounges,’ ChatGPT informs me of his response. ‘I shall fight them in the gentlemen’s clubs, and I shall never surrender my right to a damn fine cigar!’ Perhaps AI is not about to take over.

Today, Parliament is voting on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which would ban the sale of tobacco products to people born after January 1 2009. The ban would not only cover cigarettes and cigars, but also heat-not-burn products, which, given the absence of combustion, are safer than traditional cigarettes. The prohibition also includes shisha, stamping out centuries-old traditions.

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