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[North Carolina] SCHOFIELD: Blast from the past: Tobacco lobby ramming through deceptive bill that endangers kids

Big tobacco is currently ramming through legislation in both houses of the General Assembly that sounds as if it is all about motherhood and apple pie. The bill (which as been introduced and advanced in both the Senate and the House at the behest of the i
NC Policy Watch (blog)
added May 10, 2013 15:46
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[France, New York] Should Governments Cash In on Smokers?

a reported agreement by the French government and tobacco manufacturers to delay a scheduled price increase for three months because too many smokers have quit. In the first quarter of 2013, for the first time in 10 years, the value of French tobacco sa
New York Times Blogs
added May 10, 2013 15:43
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Questions raised over Crosby’s UK role and business interests

Senior party figures told the Financial Times a fortnight ago that this was inspired by Mr Crosby’s advice to “scrape the barnacles off the hull of the boat” – in other words drop unnecessary policies. However, this week a row blew up when it emerged tha
Financial Times (uk)
added May 10, 2013 15:29
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[UK] NFRN welcolmes shoplifting clampdown announced in Queen’s Speech

The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) ... “With display bans already in place in the large retailers, and coming into effect in small stores in 2015, tobacco branding will be virtually invisible so we are delighted that David Cameron has s
Talking Retail (uk)
added May 10, 2013 10:31
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[UK] Newsbeat - Calls for plain cigarette packaging

A teenager has written to the Prime Minister calling for the Government to introduce plain cigarette packaging. Fifteen-year-old Liam Pape is asking David Cameron to change the law after growing up with a parent who smokes.
BBC Online
added May 10, 2013 10:29
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NCACT Report on the State of Contraband Tobacco in Canada

Today, on the occasion of the 5th anniversary of the RCMP's Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Strategy, the NCACT released a report looking at the state of Contraband Tobacco in Canada:
National Coalition Against Contraband Tobacco (ca)
added May 9, 2013 18:16
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[Australia, UK] MP queries if Cameron aide had role in axing health plans

Sarah Wollaston, a Conservative MP, called for clarity on the involvement of Lynton Crosby after measures to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes and minimal alcohol pricing were not included in the legislative programme. Both have faced fierce oppos
Times Of London (uk)
added May 9, 2013 14:56
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[UK] Queen's speech is ruthless attempt to put focus on families, says PM

David Cameron tells ministers that measures on cigarettes and alcohol have been left out to streamline work of government
The Guardian (uk)
added May 9, 2013 14:43
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[UK] WHITE: The fags and booze crackdown that wasn't: or why we need a register of lobbyists

without a statutory register, a compulsory code of conduct, and an obligation on all politicians and civil servants to declare their meetings, the industry simply comes across as sordid. Countless Government decisions appear suspicious, when they may very
New Statesman (uk)
added May 9, 2013 14:29
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Crosby health policies role in UK denied

DAVID Cameron's strategy chief Lynton Crosby had "no input" into the decision to ditch two key health policies from the Queen's Speech, a Conservative Party source insisted after a Tory MP questioned his links to alcohol and tobacco firms. Sarah Wollasto
News Interactive Network/News Limited/News.com (au)
added May 9, 2013 14:25
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