Forest has criticised a proposal to ban smoking in al fresco dining areas in St Helier, Jersey. In a submission to the St Helier Roads Committee consultation that closed on Monday 3rd December, Forest said: 'Those who want to ban smoking in al fresco dining areas...
2018 News Releases
Scotland: Forest criticises prison smoking ban
Forest has criticised the prison smoking ban that will be enforced in all Scottish prisons from today [30th November] and called for designated smoking areas. Director Simon Clark said: “No-one has the right to smoke in jail but smoking is one of the few pleasures...
Former minister crowned ‘Nanny-in-Chief 2018’
A former minister has been given the title 'Nanny-in-Chief 2018' for "outstanding services to the nanny state" at a dinner in Dublin. Fine Gael TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy was presented with her award by the smokers' group Forest which hosted the Golden Nanny Awards...
Forest slams “sinister call to target smoking in the home
Responding to a report published today by Action on Smoking and Health that calls for action to address smoking in the home, Simon Clark, director of Forest, said “Reaching into smokers’ homes takes tobacco control in a new and rather sinister direction. “Focussing on...
Golden Nanny Awards shortlist revealed
Forest Ireland has announced the shortlist for its Golden Nanny Awards to be held in Dublin next week. The annual event, launched last year, honours politicians, NGOs and individuals who support ‘nanny state’ regulations on lifestyle issues including smoking tobacco,...
Council accused of “bullying” smokers and “over-reaching” its powers on vaping
Forest has criticised a new smoking policy that has been imposed on employees of a local council in Scotland. From today (Thursday November 1st) workers at Dundee City Council will be banned from smoking or vaping during working hours. Simon Clark, director of Forest,...
Budget: Further increase in tobacco duty “grossly unfair”
Forest has described the announcement that tobacco duty will continue to rise by inflation plus two per cent as "grossly unfair". Director Simon Clark said: "Another increase in tobacco duty is grossly unfair because the people hardest hit are those who can least...
Budget 2019: Forest Ireland responds to increases in excise duties on tobacco
John Mallon, spokesman for the smokers’ group Forest Ireland, said, “Smokers have been the whipping boys of successive governments for far too long. "A further increase in tobacco duties, including the Minimum Excise Duty, is immoral because it deliberately targets...
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Mission & Vision
Mission
Forest’s mission is to protect the interests of adults who choose to smoke or consume tobacco.
Our key aims and objectives are to:
- counteract the “denormalisation” of smoking, and smokers
- prevent further restrictions on the purchase and consumption of tobacco
- establish closer links with other tobacco-friendly groups at home and abroad
- build support among consumers of tobacco and other similarly threatened groups
- highlight the increasingly intrusive nature of Big Government in the lives of private individuals