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[Australia, Europe, Ireland, UK, USA] ANALYSIS: Big Tobacco hurt by legal and mindset changes
Big Tobacco is proving notoriously hard to stub out but legal changes, excise hikes and the illicit trade are hurting it, writes John Hearne
Feb 22, 2013
Irish Examiner (ie)
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Feb 22, 2013 10:45
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[UK] Anti-plain tobacco pack lobby targets MPs
Smokers group Forest, which is behind the Hands Off Our Packs campaign, is urging the public to contact their local MPs to highlight the level of opposition.
Feb 16, 2013
The Grocer (uk)
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Feb 16, 2013 22:33
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[Ireland] Cigarette package images designed to shock smokers
Images of diseased lungs and rotting teeth printed on cigarette packets since yesterday have been described by a smokers’ lobby group as “a waste of time”. Forest Éireann spokesman John Mallon said the images, part of a Department of Health campaign to
Feb 2, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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Feb 4, 2013 22:34
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[Ireland] Graphic images on cigarette packets 'will not make any difference'
John Mallon of Forest Éireann said that the images are a waste of time. "You'd have to expect that the purpose of them is some sort of revulsion therapy to scare smokers away from away from buying cigarettes," he said.
Feb 1, 2013
Irish Examiner (ie)
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Feb 1, 2013 16:27
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[Ireland] Anti-smoking law 'utterly unnecessary'
Forest Éireann, a group who represent the views of consumers who choose to smoke, say the ban and fine amounts to bullying. "Basically, like a lot of other legislation, it's utterly unnecessary to begin with," said spokesperson for the group, John Mallo
Jan 12, 2013
Kildare Nationalist (ie)
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Jan 12, 2013 22:36
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[UK-Scotland] DUFFY: The wisdom of Scotland's 'smoke-free' gamble
The tobacco industry remains a pervasive and malignant influence in our society. It works through lawyers, lobbyists and funded front groups like Forest in a perpetual game of smoke and mirrors . . . I am proud of the Scottish government's commitment to
Dec 14, 2012
Politics.co.uk (uk)
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Dec 17, 2012 06:35
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[UK] Forest @Forest_Smoking
Founded in 1979, Forest represents adults who choose to smoke tobacco and non-smoking adults who are tolerant of other people smoking.
Nov 27, 2012
Twitter
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Nov 27, 2012 08:49
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[UK] CLARK: Smear test: how the plain packaging consultation turned ugly
Desperate people do desperate things but the attempt by the APPG on Smoking and Health to smear Forest and the Hands Off Our Packs campaign on the back of one incident witnessed by one person is pretty low, even by tobacco control standards.
Nov 19, 2012
Taking Liberties (Simon Clark blog) (UK)
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Nov 27, 2012 08:04
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[UK] CLARK: The real scandal is the abuse of public money to mislead MPs and the media
I was going to draw a line after last week's posts about the plain packaging consultation and attempts to discredit the Hands Off Our Packs campaign.
Nov 27, 2012
Taking Liberties (Simon Clark blog) (UK)
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Nov 27, 2012 07:57
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[UK, UK-Scotland] CLARK: Scotland's goal of a 'smoke-free' society is conformist and illiberal
Simon Clark: 'If we try to eliminate every risk through draconian legislation we create a bland, conformist, illiberal society.'
Nov 26, 2012
Politics.co.uk (uk)
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Nov 27, 2012 07:15