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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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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.
🚭 Fantastic to see Baroness Northover highlight the crucial role of Article 5.3 in protecting public health policies from tobacco industry influence.
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚭 Fantastic to see Baroness Northover highlight the crucial role of Article 5.3 in protecting public health policies from tobacco industry influence.
🚭🍷🍔💰Policy responses to tobacco, alcohol, gambling & unhealthy food are inconsistent, despite industries using similar tactics to promote harmful products. This study explores public opinion on measures to address unhealthy commodity industries.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Public opinion on policy interventions for regulating four unhealthy commodity industries: a cross-sectional online survey of a representative sample of British adults 2023 - BMC Public Health
Background Tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and drink, and gambling are all unhealthy commodity industries which have profound public health consequences. The tactics of these industries intending to ...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🚭🍷🍔💰Policy responses to tobacco, alcohol, gambling & unhealthy food are inconsistent, despite industries using similar tactics to promote harmful products. This study explores public opinion on measures to address unhealthy commodity industries.
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Smoking rates in the North East are at the lowest on record. Positive - but still work to reduce our biggest driver of disease, early death and health inequalities.
A #SmokeFreeFuture is within reach which includes supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. @ashorguk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org
A #SmokeFreeFuture is within reach which includes supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. @ashorguk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Smoking rates in the North East are at the lowest on record. Positive - but still work to reduce our biggest driver of disease, early death and health inequalities.
A #SmokeFreeFuture is within reach which includes supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. @ashorguk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org
A #SmokeFreeFuture is within reach which includes supporting the Tobacco and Vapes Bill. @ashorguk.bsky.social @cancerresearchuk.org
Pressure is rightly growing on organisations to explain why they are taking money from an industry that kills more than half of it's long-term customers.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/london-...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/london-...
London Philharmonic and Royal Academy defend ties with tobacco company sponsor - Arts Professional
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) has called its continued partnership with an international tobacco giant "critical" to its work.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Pressure is rightly growing on organisations to explain why they are taking money from an industry that kills more than half of it's long-term customers.
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/london-...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/london-...
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Last month as part of the @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social, we raised concerns about the BBC's publication of content featuring a tobacco industry executive.
The response received from the BBC did not adequately resolve our concerns, therefore we have escalated our complaint.
Read more 👇
The response received from the BBC did not adequately resolve our concerns, therefore we have escalated our complaint.
Read more 👇
(2/2)
We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing:
• Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy
• Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
• Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims
📄 Read our full escalation letter below.
@tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social
We have requested our complaint be reviewed and upheld, citing:
• Lack of balanced perspectives on tobacco policy
• Timing during scrutiny of the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
• Insufficient challenge to BAT's claims
📄 Read our full escalation letter below.
@tcrgbath.bsky.social @lhgp.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Last month as part of the @centre21cpubhealth.bsky.social, we raised concerns about the BBC's publication of content featuring a tobacco industry executive.
The response received from the BBC did not adequately resolve our concerns, therefore we have escalated our complaint.
Read more 👇
The response received from the BBC did not adequately resolve our concerns, therefore we have escalated our complaint.
Read more 👇
Great to see @britishmuseum.bsky.social finally cut financial ties with tobacco giant JTI.
As ASH Chair @copddoc.bsky.social says "It is completely unacceptable that the industry, which kills millions of people every year, is trying to launder its reputation...”
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
As ASH Chair @copddoc.bsky.social says "It is completely unacceptable that the industry, which kills millions of people every year, is trying to launder its reputation...”
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
British Museum drops tobacco sponsor after claims of WHO breach
Money from Japan Tobacco International could have put institution at odds with agreement to not promote tobacco products
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Great to see @britishmuseum.bsky.social finally cut financial ties with tobacco giant JTI.
As ASH Chair @copddoc.bsky.social says "It is completely unacceptable that the industry, which kills millions of people every year, is trying to launder its reputation...”
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
As ASH Chair @copddoc.bsky.social says "It is completely unacceptable that the industry, which kills millions of people every year, is trying to launder its reputation...”
www.thetimes.com/uk/media/art...
📚There will be one more day of Committee stage scheduled for peers to discuss the last remaining amendments.
🗨️This will include a debate on which places should be vape free, and exemptions for heated tobacco from regulations.
🗨️This will include a debate on which places should be vape free, and exemptions for heated tobacco from regulations.
November 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
📚There will be one more day of Committee stage scheduled for peers to discuss the last remaining amendments.
🗨️This will include a debate on which places should be vape free, and exemptions for heated tobacco from regulations.
🗨️This will include a debate on which places should be vape free, and exemptions for heated tobacco from regulations.
🗓️The 6th day of Committee Stage for the Tobacco & Vapes Bill took place yesterday in the House of Lords.
🚭Peers debated a variety of topics including extending smokefree places and making all future pavement licenses smokefree.
🚭Peers debated a variety of topics including extending smokefree places and making all future pavement licenses smokefree.
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🗓️The 6th day of Committee Stage for the Tobacco & Vapes Bill took place yesterday in the House of Lords.
🚭Peers debated a variety of topics including extending smokefree places and making all future pavement licenses smokefree.
🚭Peers debated a variety of topics including extending smokefree places and making all future pavement licenses smokefree.
Momentum is building for generational sales bans across Europe, following the lead of the UK.
www.independentnurse.co.uk/content/news...
www.independentnurse.co.uk/content/news...
European governments urged to adopt generational sales tobacco ban at COP11 - Independent Nurse
A generational sales ban on tobacco products, such as the one recently passed by Parliament in the UK, could be pivotal in reducing tobacco usage, study finds
www.independentnurse.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Momentum is building for generational sales bans across Europe, following the lead of the UK.
www.independentnurse.co.uk/content/news...
www.independentnurse.co.uk/content/news...
Well done to UK Govt for committing to funding FCTC 2030 project for next 3 years at #FCTCOP11.
🌎We should be as committed to creating a smokefree planet as we are to creating a smokefree country. This work is vital for ending the 7 million deaths caused by smoking globally.
🌎We should be as committed to creating a smokefree planet as we are to creating a smokefree country. This work is vital for ending the 7 million deaths caused by smoking globally.
This week ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social is in Geneva for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties #FCTCCOP11 where the global health community comes together to progress tobacco control.
November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Well done to UK Govt for committing to funding FCTC 2030 project for next 3 years at #FCTCOP11.
🌎We should be as committed to creating a smokefree planet as we are to creating a smokefree country. This work is vital for ending the 7 million deaths caused by smoking globally.
🌎We should be as committed to creating a smokefree planet as we are to creating a smokefree country. This work is vital for ending the 7 million deaths caused by smoking globally.
This week ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social is in Geneva for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties #FCTCCOP11 where the global health community comes together to progress tobacco control.
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This week ASH CE @hazelcheeseman.bsky.social is in Geneva for the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Conference of the Parties #FCTCCOP11 where the global health community comes together to progress tobacco control.
A cautionary tale from alcohol harm colleagues about govt & industry partnerships...
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In yesterday’s House of Lords debate on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, Lord Lansley argued that government should partner with the vaping industry to co-regulate.
Lansley suggested this could mirror the 'success' of partnering with the alcohol industry 🧵
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
Lansley suggested this could mirror the 'success' of partnering with the alcohol industry 🧵
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2025-1...
Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Hansard - UK Parliament
Hansard record of the item : 'Tobacco and Vapes Bill' on Thursday 13 November 2025.
hansard.parliament.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A cautionary tale from alcohol harm colleagues about govt & industry partnerships...
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💰With the budget approaching, govt faces tough fiscal choices, but this one is simple. Tobacco companies make many millions in profits from products that kill half their users. These companies can and should pay more.
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Those who cause the harm must pay: Tobacco Industry Levy needed amidst fiscal pressures - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ash.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
💰With the budget approaching, govt faces tough fiscal choices, but this one is simple. Tobacco companies make many millions in profits from products that kill half their users. These companies can and should pay more.
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ash.org.uk/media-centre...
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ash.org.uk/media-centre...
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Much speculation in the press today about tax announcements in the forthcoming Budget
"A ‘polluter pays' levy on tobacco companies could raise up to £5 billion over the next five years to help more people stop smoking." 👇 #SmokefreeUK
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
"A ‘polluter pays' levy on tobacco companies could raise up to £5 billion over the next five years to help more people stop smoking." 👇 #SmokefreeUK
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
Those who cause the harm must pay: Tobacco Industry Levy needed amidst fiscal pressures - ASH
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.
ash.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Much speculation in the press today about tax announcements in the forthcoming Budget
"A ‘polluter pays' levy on tobacco companies could raise up to £5 billion over the next five years to help more people stop smoking." 👇 #SmokefreeUK
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
"A ‘polluter pays' levy on tobacco companies could raise up to £5 billion over the next five years to help more people stop smoking." 👇 #SmokefreeUK
ash.org.uk/media-centre...
The ASH team are back in Parliament this afternoon for another debate session on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will cover vape devices and the marketing of nicotine products.
November 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The ASH team are back in Parliament this afternoon for another debate session on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill which will cover vape devices and the marketing of nicotine products.
🚨ASH's updated Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services Calculator is now live🚨
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🚨ASH's updated Tobacco Dependence Treatment Services Calculator is now live🚨
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
This tool estimates the impact of implementing NHS inpatient services modelling demand reduction and the associated cost savings.
ashresources.shinyapps.io/TDTS_Impact/
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‘I'd rather have worse gums than worse lungs’: Young people's views of nicotine pouches in the UK
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November 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
‘I'd rather have worse gums than worse lungs’: Young people's views of nicotine pouches in the UK
🗓️Committee stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will resume in the House of Lords tomorrow
Peers will be debating various topics, including why the Government should push back against industry calls for exemptions for some tobacco products from the smokefree generation policy🚭ALL tobacco is harmful
Peers will be debating various topics, including why the Government should push back against industry calls for exemptions for some tobacco products from the smokefree generation policy🚭ALL tobacco is harmful
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
🗓️Committee stage for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will resume in the House of Lords tomorrow
Peers will be debating various topics, including why the Government should push back against industry calls for exemptions for some tobacco products from the smokefree generation policy🚭ALL tobacco is harmful
Peers will be debating various topics, including why the Government should push back against industry calls for exemptions for some tobacco products from the smokefree generation policy🚭ALL tobacco is harmful
Comprehensive run down of key facts, data and evidence related to vaping.
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ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
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ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit?
Answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about vaping and its effects.
ourworldindata.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Comprehensive run down of key facts, data and evidence related to vaping.
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ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
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ourworldindata.org/vaping-vs-sm...
Baroness Walmsley makes an excellent case for why the smokefree generation is a fair and workable policy
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Baroness Walmsley makes an excellent case for why the smokefree generation is a fair and workable policy
Lord Bichard, Chair of National Trading Standards, highlights the strong support from Trading Standards on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Lord Bichard, Chair of National Trading Standards, highlights the strong support from Trading Standards on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill