Politicians wouldn’t ban motorcycle helmets, so why do they ban safer tobacco products?

Mark Oates
5 November 2018
Lifestyle Economics

Politicians wouldn’t ban motorcycle helmets, so why do they ban safer tobacco products?

You would hope that politicians – current or prospective – would rank improving the lives of their fellow citizens as one of their top priorities. Their approaches and methods would probably be different, with some viewing individual liberty as paramount and others willing to sacrifice certain freedoms for better health outcomes. Both of these groups ... Continue reading
Mark Oates
5 November 2018
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The rise of e-cigarettes – a parable of the free market

Madeline Grant
12 October 2018
Lifestyle Economics

The rise of e-cigarettes – a parable of the free market

Earlier this week, Hong Kong’s government decided to impose a full ban on the sale, manufacture and import of e-cigarettes. This is just the latest instalment in a worldwide regulatory clampdown on vaping. From Thailand to Turkey, more than 20 countries currently impose outright bans on the products, while many others, like Finland and New ... Continue reading
Madeline Grant
12 October 2018
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The low-hanging fruit on the Brexit tree: repeal the Tobacco Products Directive

Chris Snowdon
3 November 2017
Lifestyle Economics

The low-hanging fruit on the Brexit tree: repeal the Tobacco Products Directive

Disentangling ourselves from the EU after four decades will be fiendishly complicated but some elements of Brexit are refreshingly simple and uncontroversial. The recently enforced EU regulations on e-cigarettes are a case in point. Nobody seems to know what purpose is served by limiting vapers to tiny (10ml) bottles of fluid, limiting nicotine concentrations and ... Continue reading
Chris Snowdon
3 November 2017
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When it comes to e-cigs, harm reduction must be the order of the day

Madeline Grant
12 October 2016
Lifestyle Economics

When it comes to e-cigs, harm reduction must be the order of the day

E-cigarettes have become by far the most popular smoking cessation aid in the UK, helping hundreds of thousands of people - in Britain and further afield - to ditch cigarettes for good. But surprisingly, when we look around the world - we see countless examples of health authorities doing their best to obstruct the manufacture ... Continue reading
Madeline Grant
12 October 2016
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It’s my party and I’ll vape if I want to

Madeline Grant
31 August 2016
Lifestyle Economics

It’s my party and I’ll vape if I want to

‘Excuse me, Miss, but you can’t smoke that in here’, is a phrase I’ve grown accustomed to hearing. I’ve been told off for vaping all over the place. In a rowdy beer-garden, on the train, even at a football match. Recently I got a ticking off for smoking – a real cigarette on this occasion ... Continue reading
Madeline Grant
31 August 2016
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Britain is amongst the EU’s most meddlesome nanny states

Christopher Snowdon
1 April 2016
Lifestyle Economics

Britain is amongst the EU’s most meddlesome nanny states

Yesterday saw the publication of the first ever Nanny State Index. It looks at 32 criteria and 28 countries to identify the best and worst places to drink, smoke, vape and eat in the European Union. Finland comes top of the table thanks to its punitive taxes on alcohol, soft drinks and food, as well ... Continue reading
Christopher Snowdon
1 April 2016
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