This tallies with independent studies. Analysis by STOP research partner Tobacco Control Research Group concluded that industry-funded data on illicit #tobacco can’t be trusted and ‘serves as a platform for the industry’s lobbying and public relations strategies.’ tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/content/28/3/3…

‘Over two-thirds of #illicit #tobacco is genuine product coming from transnational tobacco companies, so they’re continuing to be the key driver of this problem. This is why Track & Trace is so important,’ says Tobacco Control Research Group’s Allen Gallagher in Daily Maverick. bit.ly/3myMUss

My new research in International Journal of Drug Policy with ASH_LDN/Allen Gallagher on #Brexit & UK #tobacco control. Current rules will cont but with freedom to make changes in #GB (but not #NI) so gov should do more. #nodeal tariffs add £1.77 to a RYO pouch. full paper: tinyurl.com/y43kx9d7

With less than a month to go before the #transition period ends, new research by University of Bath University of Bath School of Management's Rob Branston, Tobacco Control Research Group's Allen Gallagher & Deborah Arnott ASH_LDN takes a timely look at the potential implications of #Brexit for #UK #tobacco control. bit.ly/3luwaBt

Check out our new piece on the impact of #Brexit on #tobacco control in The Conversation!

The Foundation for a #Smoke-Free World is the latest #research organisation to push #science paid for by the #tobacco industry & to obfuscate the link, write Dr Tess Legg & Prof Anna Gilmore of Tobacco Control Research Group University of Bath & Michél Legendre of Corporate Accountability in Tobacco Control. bit.ly/32XMdRx

Illicit #tobacco trade undermines tobacco control measures, such as #taxation, and must be kept to a minimum to ensure life-saving public #health policies achieve their intended goal, write Tobacco Control Research Group's Allen Gallagher Lindsay Robertson & University of Otago colleagues. bit.ly/2SvO1zc

Analysis of 15K leaked industry docs by @benoitgomis Allen Gallagher @andy-rowell.bsky.social suggests that BAT saw the ITP as a significant threat & worked during the negotiations to influence its content & was broadly satisfied with much of the final text. Tobacco Control bit.ly/3tOKRFt

‘Measuring Malaysia’s Illicit Tobacco Trade: An Excise Tax Gap Analysis’ by: Ridzuan Kunji Koya | Robert Branston Rob Branston | Allen Gallagher @AllenGallagher | University of Bath School of Management University of Bath Read here ⬇️ doi.org/10.31389/jied.…

Earlier this week, as this event came under scrutiny, PMI was removed from the "Guests" page on the website. The full participant list ⬇️ now reveals 4 PMI executives will attend, the most from any single company (exc. Globsec). #ExposeTobacco web.archive.org/web/2022100709…

Final picture with presential attendees and speakers! Thanks to all who had make possible this #ICOWHO2022 by Institut Català d'Oncologia SmokeFree Partnership IDIBELL @CIBERES Warm thanks to #UCTstaff for caring for all the details. Recording available 🔜 icowhosymposia.net

Sign the European Citizen’s Initiative for a #tobaccofree environment and generation ENSP European Conference on Tobacco or Health #ectoh2023 tfe.ensp.network

Delighted to offer a fully-funded PhD (disengagement with traditional politics & the changing nature of work) @UWS supervised by me and my wonderful colleagues Anna McKeever 🇺🇦 and Murray Leith Details👇

New paper in Globalization and Health with Praveen Kumar and Angela Carriedo: We know a lot about #tobaccoindustry interference but much less about what advocates do to counter it. Our scoping review brings together the existing peer-reviewed literature. Read more⬇️ tinyurl.com/ffshef4u #CDoH

In a piece for the The Conversation, Allen Gallagher and Phil Chamberlain argue that in order for the proposed #smokingban to have the most impact, the policy must be protected from being undermined by the false narratives spread by the #tobaccoindustry. theconversation.com/proposed-smoki…

A recent paper on #illicit cigarette trade in Malaysia by Ridzuan, Rob Branston and Allen Gallagher demonstrates the importance of collaboration between groups of authors to identify and correct methodological discrepancies. Read more: tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/t… #tobaccocontrol

Our latest paper by @benoitgomis, @andy-rowell.bsky.social, Allen Gallagher and Raouf Alebshehy published today in Illicit Economies & Development investigates British American Tobacco’s activities in Iran. Read it here: jied.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.31… 🧵(1/5)

📢 Four new University of Bath #PhD studentships are available now! 🙌 If you are interested in undertaking a PhD within a supportive environment and with the potential to have real world impact, apply by 4 July! Find more info at the bottom of our latest blog: blogs.bath.ac.uk/tcrg/2024/06/1…

Today Allen Gallagher will be joined at The Union Conference by experts on #TobaccoControl from India, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. They will discuss how to protect public health by monitoring and exposing tobacco industry interference. #UnionConf 🫁

We have published research in PLOS exploring cigarette affordability in Malaysia between 2009-2019 which finds that cigarettes in the country became more affordable over most of the study years, emphasising the need for stronger tobacco tax policy. Read: doi.org/10.1371/journa…