I am very anti smoking, particularly as both my parents died of smoking related diseases. So if Sunak really wants to ban smoking I’m in favour. However, I’m not sure how the raising the age proposal will work. Will in 20 years time, 34 year olds be asked for ID? Or is the hope that by that time so few people will smoke that their sales will be extremely limited? But I’m upset that no decisive measures on vaping were announced apart from a vague “ consultation process”. Disposable vapes are terrible for the environment and a huge number of young teenagers are buying and becoming addicted to them. Surely there could be an outright ban on these, and non flavoured non disposable vapes to help people quit smoking could be sold in plain packaging in pharmacies.
