Today the in the US the Federal Food Drug and Administration has published a public consultation on new warnings that they propose to put on cigarette packets. FDA seeks public comment on the proposed rule, Required Warnings for Cigarette Packages and Advertisements. As part of this, FDA is seeking comments […]

Striking a blow for freedom of choice, let three cheers ring out around the land for David Nuttall MP and his 10 Minute Rule Bill to repeal the smoking ban. Of course this effort to treat adults as, well, adults, is doomed to failure. Not only will it be stamped […]

Exciting news from the London Borough of Wandsworth. Criticised by the Taxpayers Alliance for spending £207,000 in three years on enforcing the smoking ban, there have been no fines or prosecutions. The latest addition to TheEye’s blogroll is ex-TPA Mark Wallace’s new blog CrashBangWallace, and he’s claiming an exclusive in […]

As a connesewer of the occasional Cohiba, TheEye is indifferent to the fact that tomorrow is World No Tobacco Day. Begun in 1987 it has been marked by apathy, disinterest and lots of taxpayers’ money ever since. This year’s theme is the catchy and memorable Gender and tobacco with an […]

In yet another marvellous example of the nanny state in action, our Beloved Leader and his Party have almost succeeded in banning cigarette machines. From the BBC website and fisked as we go: A removal of cigarettes from public display is a step closer after MPs said vending machines should […]