by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Dec 31, 2021 | News Releases 2021
Dear Friend of Forest, It’s been another difficult year for many people. The good news is that there seems to be light at the end of the long Covid tunnel but I remember writing that last year so let’s not get ahead of ourselves! My personal view is that... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Dec 30, 2021 | News Releases 2021
News that the HSE is to ‘consider a complete ban on the sale of tobacco and a sharp reduction in the number of outlets allowed to sell tobacco products … to help eradicate cigarette smoking in Ireland’ has been condemned by smokers’ rights... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Dec 9, 2021 | News Releases 2021
Plans to ban the sale of tobacco to people born after 2008 in New Zealand have been described as “absurd” and “illiberal” by smokers’ rights campaigners. Simon Clark, spokesman for Forest, said: “This is prohibition in all but name and... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Dec 3, 2021 | News Releases 2021
Forest has welcomed reports that the Cabinet has rejected a plan by health secretary Sajid Javid to ban smoking in pavement areas outside pubs, cafes and restaurants. Director Simon Clark said: “Banning smoking in pavement areas would be insane. There is no... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Nov 11, 2021 | News Releases 2021
Forest Ireland has welcomed the news that the Irish government has no plans to limit the number of cigarettes in a pack to 20. Replying to a written parliamentary question from Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkan, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said there was a... by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Nov 8, 2021 | News Releases 2021
Forest has criticised plans to make Wales ‘smoke-free’ by 2030. Responding to the launch of a consultation on a long-term tobacco control strategy, Simon Clark, director of Forest, said: “Tobacco is a legal product. No-one should be forced to quit smoking yet freedom...