Category Archives: Smoking ban

Ban on smoking in cars: liberal individualism is a threat to individual liberty

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Julia Manning

Edmund Burke warned us: “Men are qualified for civil liberty in exact proportion to their disposition to put moral chains on their appetites.” In other words, freedom is a privilege that can only be sustained and deserved if we use our … Continue reading →

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Guest Blogspot: Negotiations with the UK Government over pharmaceutical pricing have achieved a good result for patients, the NHS and the industry.

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Barbara Arzymanow

The UK Government and the pharmaceutical industry shared many objectives throughout the recent drug pricing negotiations. For example, there was always broad agreement that: The total future drug bill needed to be affordable in the context of other spending in … Continue reading →

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Plain, Standardised Packaging of Cigarettes: Triumph or Tyranny?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by 2020health Guest Blogger

The smoking ban in public places and business came into force in Scotland on March 26th 2006; Wales on April 2nd; and Northern Ireland on April 30th. England enforced the ban a year later on July 1st2007. Since the introduction of … Continue reading →

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