Your chance to comment on the latest smoking-related news and opinion. To prevent spam and abusive messages, this blog will be moderated. Nevertheless we encourage a wide range of opinion. Welcome to the world of the moderate majority! Prison officers object to passive smoking. The French government this week announced it was delaying legislation to ban smoking in public places, and called for months of consultation.

Voice and friend of the smoker. A smoking flashmob where a group of people converge on a spot for a few minutes, then vanish. Forest criticises UK government plan to introduce excise duty on heated tobacco. Tue 13th March, 2018. Why would any government want to undermine the future of a product that may encourage smokers to quit voluntary and without coercion? Lift ban on vaping on hospital grounds, says Forest. Wed 28 Mar, 2018.