Yeah nothing screams patriotism like posting an AI-generated image of a 5-time draft dodging traitor who denigrated our military, called our fallen soldiers “losers and suckers,” and disparaged war heroes, their grieving spouses, Gold Star families, and veterans on Memorial Day.

Parliament is dissolved but the vape duty consultation still continues. Don't miss the deadline to have your say by midnight on Wednesday.

The NNA submitted our response this morning. You can read it at the link below.

nnalliance.org/nnanews/news/4…

Seeing as he’s trending I’ll add my tribute. Boris Johnson is a mendacious, incompetent narcissist who wasn’t fit to run a bath let alone a country. Whoever thought a man like that was capable of doing anything other than fucking things up, needs their head testing.

Phil Politics.co.uk Michelle Mitchell Cancer Research UK The negatives of the Vaping proposals are summarised in this thread Louise and Clive Bates
x.com/grannylouisa/s…
My v brief summary
1) Possible switch from Vaping to Smoking
2) Black market could emerge
3) Enormous cost burden on the least able to pay
4 -ve messaging

You make people cold and poor

Wow!

We've gone in hours from the mad notion of forced national service to the prospect of arrests for anyone who refuses.

(Doubly incoherent from the Tories. Remember that they are letting dangerous prisoners out early, and slow-marching court cases because prisons are full.)

I thought Sunak was meant to be having a day off from campaigning, but fair play, he dropped the 'Bring back national service' thing at the last minute, lest we go a whole 24 hours without a dose of absolute political batshittery.

New paper led by Harry Harry Tattan-Birch, PhD asks: what has happened to trends in adult smoking and vaping prevalence in England since disposable vapes started to become popular?

Short answer: it’s complicated.

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sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

if you want to understand how to push bad, fear based policies on an unsuspecting public: watch this video.

you do not need to scare the whole herd, just a few people. once they panic and begin acting frightened, even if there is literally nothing to be scared of, the

I sincerely hope that the next iteration of a Bill to tackle smoking is informed by facts rather than opinion, is workable and easy to implement, looks at the evidence, keeps adults who smoke in its sights, and doesn’t sow more seeds of doubt about vaping

Anyone who thought the increase in tax on #vape liquid was a good idea when announced by Jeremy Hunt should read this and absorb just how many unintended consequences it will lead to

The unprecedented decline in smoking in New Zealand since #vaping was legalised and regulated in 2020 was highlighted by Ben Youdan at the ecigsummit in Washington last week

NZ's success puts Australia to shame!

ASH New Zealand
Read here ⤵️
colinmendelsohn.com.au/new-zealand-3/

Mark Butler MP

Pregnant cigarette abstainers using ECIGS or NRT had infants with significantly higher birth weight than smokers and not different from abstainers not using nicotine. The previous finding of an association of ECIGS use with positive changes in respiratory symptoms was replicated.

The Tories Spent £2.6m on a Downing Street press briefing room

Rishi Sunak then called a snap General Election, in the rain, being drowned out by protesters...

If this does not sum up the incompetence of the Conservatives, I dont know what does

42 days and counting Rishi...

Don’t even think about the prescription model, Wes Streeting
It would be a disaster
#vaping saves lives

Hi 💙Rachael Maskell MP I would like to share this with you - I helped write it.
ncsct.co.uk/library/view/p…
I think it would provide some reassurance that vaping is popular and effective as a way of stopping smoking

No tears when postmasters were tragically taking their own lives due to stress.

No tears when postmasters were being jailed.

No tears when postmasters had their whole communities turning against them.

Tears now are too late.

Paula Vennells must be held to account.

The process is actually quite easy and it’s so important that consumers are heard. This includes people who smoke and might be put off switching if there was a price hike

🔎 This clip is part of a broad campaign supported by the UK National Health Service. Meanwhile, as more than 1,300 Americans die each day from smoking, FDA Tobacco’s Brian King is spending millions to study whether he can say the same thing. In five years. Maybe.

Louise Michael Redfearn I’ve written to the Department of Health and Social Care asking the same, and for what is being done to make sure it gets put right.

It is horrifying how misinformed MPs are, and consumers and the likes of NNA have been excluded, someone needs to ensure the information is correct.