Thursday, 5 March 2026
People are different. Get used to it.
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I've written about how people are different for The Critic . It is a point that seems to elude those who talk about the gateway effect. ...
Tuesday, 3 March 2026
On the Matt Forde podcast
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It was my great pleasure to appear on Matt Forde's Political Party podcast last week. You can listen to it here . Here's his blurb f...
Monday, 2 March 2026
Britain's black market in tobacco is too big to ignore
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Figures published last week show that legal tobacco sales fell by 52% in the United Kingdom between 2021 and 2025. The volume of manufactu...
Thursday, 26 February 2026
Restless people
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The BBC has been unearthing cases of people behaving unusually after taking a drug for Restless Legs Syndrome. Since reporting the story ...
Tuesday, 24 February 2026
Fight the vaping ban
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The New Nicotine Alliance has produced a simple, accurate and easy-to-read summary of why the proposed vaping ban is an appalling idea. You ...
Friday, 20 February 2026
Travel advice for vapers
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The Telegraph has written a guide for vapers travelling to parts of the world that are even more hostile to e-cigarettes. I am quoted in i...
Thursday, 19 February 2026
Could this anti-smoking sockpuppet be a victim of its own success?
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According to the Charity Commission , the prohibitionist astro-turf group Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) relieved taxpayers of £245,000 ...
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