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The Tobacco and Vapes Bill - ASH
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to prevent the legal sale of cigarettes to the next generation and curb youth vaping. Originally introduced by the previous government, the legislation is now being cha...
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👋 Hi BlueSky! We’re ASH (Action on Smoking and Health), a charity set up by the Royal College of Physicians in 1971 to end tobacco harm.
We’re backing the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill to phase out tobacco for the next generation. Follow us for updates and ways to help!
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We’re backing the new Tobacco and Vapes Bill to phase out tobacco for the next generation. Follow us for updates and ways to help!
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Season’s greetings and a Happy New Year from everyone at ASH ✨
Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year. We look forward to 2026 - a pivotal year towards bringing in a smokefree generation and ending the harm from tobacco. See you next year🎉
Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year. We look forward to 2026 - a pivotal year towards bringing in a smokefree generation and ending the harm from tobacco. See you next year🎉
December 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Season’s greetings and a Happy New Year from everyone at ASH ✨
Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year. We look forward to 2026 - a pivotal year towards bringing in a smokefree generation and ending the harm from tobacco. See you next year🎉
Thank you to everyone who has supported our work this year. We look forward to 2026 - a pivotal year towards bringing in a smokefree generation and ending the harm from tobacco. See you next year🎉
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💡As we look back on 2025, there’s a lot to be proud of in the journey towards a smokefree future. Here are four moments we celebrated in 2025 that showed real progress and why they matter. 👇
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
💡As we look back on 2025, there’s a lot to be proud of in the journey towards a smokefree future. Here are four moments we celebrated in 2025 that showed real progress and why they matter. 👇
💡As we look back on 2025, there’s a lot to be proud of in the journey towards a smokefree future. Here are four moments we celebrated in 2025 that showed real progress and why they matter. 👇
December 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
💡As we look back on 2025, there’s a lot to be proud of in the journey towards a smokefree future. Here are four moments we celebrated in 2025 that showed real progress and why they matter. 👇
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an intern at ASH? 🤔 💭
Our Public Affairs Intern Halle has shared her reflections from her internship, discussing the work that she has been involved in, and what makes an internship at ASH unique! 💡
Read her blog here: ash.org.uk/media-centre...
Our Public Affairs Intern Halle has shared her reflections from her internship, discussing the work that she has been involved in, and what makes an internship at ASH unique! 💡
Read her blog here: ash.org.uk/media-centre...
My reflections from a Public Affairs Internship at ASH - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
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December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be an intern at ASH? 🤔 💭
Our Public Affairs Intern Halle has shared her reflections from her internship, discussing the work that she has been involved in, and what makes an internship at ASH unique! 💡
Read her blog here: ash.org.uk/media-centre...
Our Public Affairs Intern Halle has shared her reflections from her internship, discussing the work that she has been involved in, and what makes an internship at ASH unique! 💡
Read her blog here: ash.org.uk/media-centre...
Next year the Government is set to pass landmark legislation to create a smokefree generation.
Legal experts have concluded that the policy complies with EU rules, despite tobacco industry claims to the contrary.
Legal experts have concluded that the policy complies with EU rules, despite tobacco industry claims to the contrary.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Next year the Government is set to pass landmark legislation to create a smokefree generation.
Legal experts have concluded that the policy complies with EU rules, despite tobacco industry claims to the contrary.
Legal experts have concluded that the policy complies with EU rules, despite tobacco industry claims to the contrary.
🚭Local councils are driving a record expansion in stop smoking support 🚭
NEW ASH data shows 90% now prioritise tobacco control and quit success is up 34% since 2022/23. A major step toward a smokefree future and an end to the harm from tobacco.
NEW ASH data shows 90% now prioritise tobacco control and quit success is up 34% since 2022/23. A major step toward a smokefree future and an end to the harm from tobacco.
December 18, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🚭Local councils are driving a record expansion in stop smoking support 🚭
NEW ASH data shows 90% now prioritise tobacco control and quit success is up 34% since 2022/23. A major step toward a smokefree future and an end to the harm from tobacco.
NEW ASH data shows 90% now prioritise tobacco control and quit success is up 34% since 2022/23. A major step toward a smokefree future and an end to the harm from tobacco.
📰 Behind the headlines: This week there have been media reports that tobacco & nicotine sales are falling - but what does the data show?
New ASH blog explores the data, policy context and what the data can and can't tell us.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
New ASH blog explores the data, policy context and what the data can and can't tell us.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📰 Behind the headlines: This week there have been media reports that tobacco & nicotine sales are falling - but what does the data show?
New ASH blog explores the data, policy context and what the data can and can't tell us.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
New ASH blog explores the data, policy context and what the data can and can't tell us.
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
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In our new paper in The Lancet Public Health, we find that nicotine pouch use is rising in Britain, driven largely by increases among young adults, particularly young men.
🔗 Press release:
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
📄 Paper:
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🔗 Press release:
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
📄 Paper:
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Nicotine pouch rise driven by young men
Use of nicotine pouches has risen substantially in Great Britain over the last five years, particularly among young men, with one in 13 (7.5%) men aged 16 to 24 now using them, according to a new study led by researchers at UCL.
ucl.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In our new paper in The Lancet Public Health, we find that nicotine pouch use is rising in Britain, driven largely by increases among young adults, particularly young men.
🔗 Press release:
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
📄 Paper:
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🔗 Press release:
ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
📄 Paper:
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🚨New data published in the Lancet, shows a sharp rise in use of nicotine pouches, particularly among young men.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Gen Z behind jump in use of oral nicotine pouches across Great Britain
More than half a million people now consume products as experts link rise to ‘aggressive’ marketing and advertising
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚨New data published in the Lancet, shows a sharp rise in use of nicotine pouches, particularly among young men.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Baroness Ramsey makes a powerful case for why the cigar lounge loophole should be closed to protect workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke💬 🚬
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Baroness Ramsey makes a powerful case for why the cigar lounge loophole should be closed to protect workers from the dangers of secondhand smoke💬 🚬
🎉Huge congratulations to Nick Forbes - ASH Trustee and Chair of the Breaking Down Barriers Commission - who has been appointed as a Peer in the New Years Honours List. 🎉
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December 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🎉Huge congratulations to Nick Forbes - ASH Trustee and Chair of the Breaking Down Barriers Commission - who has been appointed as a Peer in the New Years Honours List. 🎉
labourlist.org/2025/12/new-...
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Wales has spoken with a resounding YES vote for a smokefree future🚭
The legislative consent motion for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed yesterday, marking a huge step towards reducing tobacco harm and creating a healthier future for Wales🎉
@ashwalescymru.bsky.social
www.gov.wales/senedd-backs...
The legislative consent motion for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed yesterday, marking a huge step towards reducing tobacco harm and creating a healthier future for Wales🎉
@ashwalescymru.bsky.social
www.gov.wales/senedd-backs...
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Wales has spoken with a resounding YES vote for a smokefree future🚭
The legislative consent motion for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed yesterday, marking a huge step towards reducing tobacco harm and creating a healthier future for Wales🎉
@ashwalescymru.bsky.social
www.gov.wales/senedd-backs...
The legislative consent motion for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill passed yesterday, marking a huge step towards reducing tobacco harm and creating a healthier future for Wales🎉
@ashwalescymru.bsky.social
www.gov.wales/senedd-backs...
ASH is happy to be in Cardiff today with local school children calling on members to vote for a healthier future for Wales!
December 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ASH is happy to be in Cardiff today with local school children calling on members to vote for a healthier future for Wales!
'Cigar mile' highlights a clear loophole in tobacco policy. Closing these gaps, via the Tobacco & Vapes Bill, is essential to protect health and deliver a Smokefree future.
New blog by @helenduffyash.bsky.social
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New blog by @helenduffyash.bsky.social
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ash.org.uk/media-centre...
December 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
'Cigar mile' highlights a clear loophole in tobacco policy. Closing these gaps, via the Tobacco & Vapes Bill, is essential to protect health and deliver a Smokefree future.
New blog by @helenduffyash.bsky.social
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ash.org.uk/media-centre...
New blog by @helenduffyash.bsky.social
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ash.org.uk/media-centre...
“‘Let's make it so that the only place future generations will find a cigarette is in the history books.” 👏
ASH was delighted to welcome Baroness Merron to our AGM yesterday. Her vision for a smoke-free future is inspiring and one we’re determined to achieve together.
ASH was delighted to welcome Baroness Merron to our AGM yesterday. Her vision for a smoke-free future is inspiring and one we’re determined to achieve together.
December 3, 2025 at 10:10 AM
“‘Let's make it so that the only place future generations will find a cigarette is in the history books.” 👏
ASH was delighted to welcome Baroness Merron to our AGM yesterday. Her vision for a smoke-free future is inspiring and one we’re determined to achieve together.
ASH was delighted to welcome Baroness Merron to our AGM yesterday. Her vision for a smoke-free future is inspiring and one we’re determined to achieve together.
"Cigars have emerged as an unlikely focal point in debates as the bill passes through the House of Lords."
ASH Public Affairs Lead, @helenduffyash.bsky.social spoke to the Times about how all tobacco is harmful & how cigar lounges expose staff to second-hand smoke.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
ASH Public Affairs Lead, @helenduffyash.bsky.social spoke to the Times about how all tobacco is harmful & how cigar lounges expose staff to second-hand smoke.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Ritz among cigar lounges at risk if indoor smoking loophole ends
Ministers face calls from health campaigners to end an exemption that allows patrons to smoke in upscale ‘tobacco sampling’ rooms
www.thetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
"Cigars have emerged as an unlikely focal point in debates as the bill passes through the House of Lords."
ASH Public Affairs Lead, @helenduffyash.bsky.social spoke to the Times about how all tobacco is harmful & how cigar lounges expose staff to second-hand smoke.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
ASH Public Affairs Lead, @helenduffyash.bsky.social spoke to the Times about how all tobacco is harmful & how cigar lounges expose staff to second-hand smoke.
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
Nothing says the countdown to Christmas is on quite like….a nicotine pouch advent calendar? 🫤
There's been an explosion in the marketing of these products, often in ways child-appealing ways. Marketing restrictions of pouches is definitely on our Xmas list.
👉more here: ash.org.uk/key-topics/n...
There's been an explosion in the marketing of these products, often in ways child-appealing ways. Marketing restrictions of pouches is definitely on our Xmas list.
👉more here: ash.org.uk/key-topics/n...
December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Nothing says the countdown to Christmas is on quite like….a nicotine pouch advent calendar? 🫤
There's been an explosion in the marketing of these products, often in ways child-appealing ways. Marketing restrictions of pouches is definitely on our Xmas list.
👉more here: ash.org.uk/key-topics/n...
There's been an explosion in the marketing of these products, often in ways child-appealing ways. Marketing restrictions of pouches is definitely on our Xmas list.
👉more here: ash.org.uk/key-topics/n...
Baroness Lindsay Northover makes a compelling case for why pavement licenses, introduced during the pandemic, should be smokefree 🚭👏
November 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Baroness Lindsay Northover makes a compelling case for why pavement licenses, introduced during the pandemic, should be smokefree 🚭👏
Yesterday's budget highlights how our tax system can be used to shape the health of the nation:
👍Extension of SDIL - incentivises business to make products healthier.
👍Increase in tobacco duty and keeping alcohol duty in line with inflation - increases quit attempts & reduces use.
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👍Extension of SDIL - incentivises business to make products healthier.
👍Increase in tobacco duty and keeping alcohol duty in line with inflation - increases quit attempts & reduces use.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yesterday's budget highlights how our tax system can be used to shape the health of the nation:
👍Extension of SDIL - incentivises business to make products healthier.
👍Increase in tobacco duty and keeping alcohol duty in line with inflation - increases quit attempts & reduces use.
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👍Extension of SDIL - incentivises business to make products healthier.
👍Increase in tobacco duty and keeping alcohol duty in line with inflation - increases quit attempts & reduces use.
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In a budget where it seems like the Chancellor was looking anywhere and everywhere for revenue raisers, the Government missed a trick by not listening to ASH's call for a polluter pays levy on tobacco manufacturers that could raise up to £5bn over 5 years.
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 PM
In a budget where it seems like the Chancellor was looking anywhere and everywhere for revenue raisers, the Government missed a trick by not listening to ASH's call for a polluter pays levy on tobacco manufacturers that could raise up to £5bn over 5 years.
Huge congratulations to former Chief Executive of ASH Deborah Arnott for winning the @btsrespiratory.bsky.social President's Medal last night.
As BTS said, Deborah has worked tirelessly for more than twenty years to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, and this award is very well deserved!
As BTS said, Deborah has worked tirelessly for more than twenty years to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, and this award is very well deserved!
November 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Huge congratulations to former Chief Executive of ASH Deborah Arnott for winning the @btsrespiratory.bsky.social President's Medal last night.
As BTS said, Deborah has worked tirelessly for more than twenty years to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, and this award is very well deserved!
As BTS said, Deborah has worked tirelessly for more than twenty years to reduce the harm caused by tobacco, and this award is very well deserved!
While there's some welcome measures in the budget, it's also a missed opportunity for further action that would have benefited both health and public finances.
ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social responds to the Budget.
ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social responds to the Budget.
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 PM
While there's some welcome measures in the budget, it's also a missed opportunity for further action that would have benefited both health and public finances.
ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social responds to the Budget.
ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social responds to the Budget.
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The global tobacco epidemic is driven by the #tobaccoindustry which spreads potentially #misleading narratives that serve its interest and threaten #publichealth.
A 🆕 brief brings together evidence to counter common tobacco industry arguments.
More info: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
A 🆕 brief brings together evidence to counter common tobacco industry arguments.
More info: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The global tobacco epidemic is driven by the #tobaccoindustry which spreads potentially #misleading narratives that serve its interest and threaten #publichealth.
A 🆕 brief brings together evidence to counter common tobacco industry arguments.
More info: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
A 🆕 brief brings together evidence to counter common tobacco industry arguments.
More info: www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...
Baroness @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social explores which spaces the government may wish to make smokefree in the future - including beaches, which are heavily impacted by cigarette litter🌊 ♻️
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Baroness @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social explores which spaces the government may wish to make smokefree in the future - including beaches, which are heavily impacted by cigarette litter🌊 ♻️
We are pleased to support this position from @fphuk.bsky.social. The tobacco industry remains incredibly profitable, while producing and marketing a product that will kill more than half of long-term smokers.
NEW 🔔 : FPH supports a ‘polluter pays’ levy scheme for tobacco products in the UK.
This would cap wholesale tobacco prices whilst increasing tax on tobacco or applying a new health levy, limiting industry profits & generating revenue to achieve a smokefree future.
www.fph.org.uk/news/faculty...
This would cap wholesale tobacco prices whilst increasing tax on tobacco or applying a new health levy, limiting industry profits & generating revenue to achieve a smokefree future.
www.fph.org.uk/news/faculty...
Faculty of Public Health supports new Polluter Pays Levy Scheme for tobacco companies
The Faculty of Public Health has published a new position statement in support of a ‘polluter pays’ levy scheme for tobacco products in the UK.
www.fph.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
We are pleased to support this position from @fphuk.bsky.social. The tobacco industry remains incredibly profitable, while producing and marketing a product that will kill more than half of long-term smokers.