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Mentally Ill Denied the Right to Smoke

Mentally ill patients are being denied the right to smoke at a high security hospital. I noticed the news posted on the Smoking Ban Is Shit blog. A very high percentage of mentally ill people smoke,...

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Bloggers Raise More Money Than Ash

Interesting to note that that pro-choice smoking bloggers have raised more money from the public than ASH. The Velvet Glove Iron Fist blog pointed out that ASH Wales raised just £2,697 from donations...

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From Nanny State to Bully State?

Public fears smoking ban going too far.

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Airbrushing History: From political correction to thought control

How anti-nicotine fanatics are twisting and manipulating our history.

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Smoking Could Return to UK Pubs

Anti-smokers claim that smoking has had no effect on the pub trade – but hundreds are shutting down every year. And pub landlords have been put in prison after customers have used their premises for...

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Another publican bankrupted, then fined

Another pub has been bankrupted in Scotland. After three years of struggling to survive the smoking ban, Ray and Jill McHale have lost their business, their money and their home. Now penniless, they...

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Spanish break new smoking law in their hundreds amid accusations of new...

We asked our Spanish agent for a report on the smoking ban in Spain. Here it is! Reaction to the New Law against Smoking in Spain. Thousands of Spaniards are struggling to adapt to the New Law banning...

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Spanish Government furious at anti-smoking law criticism, claims smokers kill...

A second update from our agent in Spain. Also see Spanish break new smokinng law in their hundreds. The President of the Spanish Commission of Health, Social Politics and Consumption has lashed back at...

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Smoker Vaper Wars – and why we should end them.

Our last post sparked off a bit of a debate, both on the blog and the website. The spark, I believe, was started by Russell’s comment regarding F2C and their opposition to e-cigarettes: F2C have made a...

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Beat the Ban E-Cigarette Photo Competition

Update: Congratulations to Olga, who won our biggest prize – but was not the only winner! Check out all the entries here! Do you remember how you used to huddle outside a pub or restaurant with your...

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Bloggers Raise More Money Than Ash

Interesting to note that that pro-choice smoking bloggers have raised more money from the public than ASH. The Velvet Glove Iron Fist blog pointed out that ASH Wales raised just £2,697 from donations...

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From Nanny State to Bully State?

Public fears smoking ban going too far. The post From Nanny State to Bully State? appeared first on Ashtray Blog.

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Airbrushing History: From political correction to thought control

How anti-nicotine fanatics are twisting and manipulating our history. The post Airbrushing History: From political correction to thought control appeared first on Ashtray Blog.

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Smoking Could Return to UK Pubs

Anti-smokers claim that smoking has had no effect on the pub trade – but hundreds are shutting down every year. And pub landlords have been put in prison after customers have used their premises for...

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Another publican bankrupted, then fined

Another pub has been bankrupted in Scotland. After three years of struggling to survive the smoking ban, Ray and Jill McHale have lost their business, their money and their home. Now penniless, they...

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Spanish break new smoking law in their hundreds amid accusations of new...

Reaction to the New Law against Smoking in Spain. Thousands of Spaniards are struggling to adapt to the New Law banning smoking in enclosed public spaces. So far, in my locality, there seems to have...

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Spanish Government furious at anti-smoking law criticism, claims smokers kill...

The President of the Spanish Commission of Health, Social Politics and Consumption has lashed back at critics of the new law banning smoking from all enclosed public spaces such as bars and...

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Smoker Vaper Wars – and why we should end them.

Our last post sparked off a bit of a debate, both on the blog and the website. The spark, I believe, was started by Russell’s comment regarding F2C and their opposition to e-cigarettes: F2C have made a...

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Beat the Ban E-Cigarette Photo Competition

Update: Congratulations to Olga, who won our biggest prize – but was not the only winner! Check out all the entries here! Do you remember how you used to huddle outside a pub or restaurant with your...

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