Smoking: The killer facts

MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants. One-quarter of adults in the UK smoke, down from half 30
years ago. Smoking costs the NHS almost £2bn a year. For the long-term
smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a non-smoker. A
survey of 3,000 people last year found that 71 per cent were in favour
of a total smoking ban
Published: 14 February 2006
MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants.

One-quarter of adults in the UK smoke, down from half 30 years ago.

Smokers puff their way through 77 billion cigarettes annually.

Almost one-third of girls aged 15 and 16 smoke.

People in the 20 to 24 age group smoke the most - 38 per cent of men
and 34 per cent of women.

The Government says a ban would encourage 700,000 smokers to quit in
the first year.

Britain has the highest tobacco taxes in the EU, with £3.84 in every
£4.80 pack of cigarettes going to the Treasury.

These duties total £9.5bn annually.

Three of the world's five biggest tobacco firms are British and make
£2.9bn in pre-tax profits.

Every year, 100,000 people die because of smoking: 33,000 of them from
lung cancer.

Smoking costs the NHS almost £2bn a year.

For the long-term smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a
non-smoker.

Exposure to passive smoke increases the risk to a non-smoker of heart
disease and lung cancer by 25 per cent, according to one study.

Another study finds the passive smoking link unproven.

Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Malta and New Zealand have so far
introduced a ban.

A publicans' group says that a ban could mean losses of £3.5bn for the
industry and cost 75,000 jobs.

Of those who go to pubs, 46 per cent are smokers.

A survey of 3,000 people last year found that 71 per cent were in
favour of a total smoking ban

MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants.

One-quarter of adults in the UK smoke, down from half 30 years ago.

Smokers puff their way through 77 billion cigarettes annually.

Almost one-third of girls aged 15 and 16 smoke.

People in the 20 to 24 age group smoke the most - 38 per cent of men
and 34 per cent of women.

The Government says a ban would encourage 700,000 smokers to quit in
the first year.

Britain has the highest tobacco taxes in the EU, with £3.84 in every
£4.80 pack of cigarettes going to the Treasury.

These duties total £9.5bn annually.

Three of the world's five biggest tobacco firms are British and make
£2.9bn in pre-tax profits.

Every year, 100,000 people die because of smoking: 33,000 of them from
lung cancer.
Smoking costs the NHS almost £2bn a year.

For the long-term smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a
non-smoker.

Exposure to passive smoke increases the risk to a non-smoker of heart
disease and lung cancer by 25 per cent, according to one study.

Another study finds the passive smoking link unproven.

Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Malta and New Zealand have so far
introduced a ban.

A publicans' group says that a ban could mean losses of £3.5bn for the
industry and cost 75,000 jobs.

Of those who go to pubs, 46 per cent are smokers.

A survey of 3,000 people last year found that 71 per cent were in
favour of a total smoking ban

wrote:
eetinBelgië wrote:
MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants.
[snip]
Britain has the highest tobacco taxes in the EU, with £3.84 in every
£4.80 pack of cigarettes going to the Treasury.

These duties total £9.5bn annually.

Three of the world's five biggest tobacco firms are British and make
£2.9bn in pre-tax profits.

[snip]
For the long-term smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a
non-smoker.
[snip]
A publicans' group says that a ban could mean losses of £3.5bn for the
industry and cost 75,000 jobs.
[snip]

Seems like there is a feduciary incentive to not pass this ban
here.

MPs decided by a margin of 328 to ban smoking from all pubs. They then
voted by 200 to extend this to clubs.

The ban is expected to start in summer 2007.

In Waikiki there's a nice restaurant right in the middle of everything.
I used my GPS to find it but oh such a lot of people!
Nice weather, anyway.

"eetinBelgië" a écrit dans le message de news:
...

wrote:
eetinBelgië wrote:
MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants.
[snip]
Britain has the highest tobacco taxes in the EU, with £3.84 in every
£4.80 pack of cigarettes going to the Treasury.

These duties total £9.5bn annually.

Three of the world's five biggest tobacco firms are British and make
£2.9bn in pre-tax profits.

[snip]
For the long-term smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a
non-smoker.
[snip]
A publicans' group says that a ban could mean losses of £3.5bn for the
industry and cost 75,000 jobs.
[snip]

Seems like there is a feduciary incentive to not pass this ban
here.

MPs decided by a margin of 328 to ban smoking from all pubs. They then
voted by 200 to extend this to clubs.

The ban is expected to start in summer 2007.

"eetinBelgië" writes:

MPs decided by a margin of 328 to ban smoking from all pubs. They then
voted by 200 to extend this to clubs.

It was very odd watching the government spokesperson for the rejected
selective bill more or less openly reject it in the run-up; Blair was
wise to concede an open vote on the issue. (He voted for a total ban
himself.)

The ban is expected to start in summer 2007.

By which time, of course, I will be in the smoke-ban-free
Netherlands. Just don't join the Euro, Blightians!

Des

Des Small wrote:

"eetinBelgië" writes:

MPs decided by a margin of 328 to ban smoking from all pubs. They then
voted by 200 to extend this to clubs.

It was very odd watching the government spokesperson for the rejected
selective bill more or less openly reject it in the run-up;

Which spokesperson? Hewitt, the health secretary? There was no
more-or-less about it- she made it clear a couple of hours before the
vote that she would support a total ban. It was always known that that
was her position, but she had to unfortunately tow the party line a few
months ago. It was fun to see that bully, John Reid, in the commons as
the vote result was read out. Face like a skelped arse comes to mind!

--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) writes:

Des Small wrote:

"eetinBelgië" writes:

MPs decided by a margin of 328 to ban smoking from all
pubs. They then voted by 200 to extend this to clubs.

It was very odd watching the government spokesperson for the
rejected selective bill more or less openly reject it in the
run-up;

Which spokesperson? Hewitt, the health secretary? There was no
more-or-less about it- she made it clear a couple of hours before the
vote that she would support a total ban.

Mea culpa; my "run-up" was longer than a couple of hours.

It was always known that that was her position, but she had to
unfortunately tow the party line a few months ago.

(The WLPoS is "toe the line", incidentally.)

It was fun to see that bully, John Reid, in the commons as the vote
result was read out. Face like a skelped arse comes to mind!

Did anyone call it "sending a strong signal"? I don't see why they
would, especially, but Blair for one appears to aspire to a condition
of indirect political semiotics.

Des

Des Small wrote:

(David Horne, _the_ chancellor of the
duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco 24h offy) writes:
[]
It was fun to see that bully, John Reid, in the commons as the vote
result was read out. Face like a skelped arse comes to mind!

Did anyone call it "sending a strong signal"? I don't see why they
would, especially, but Blair for one appears to aspire to a condition
of indirect political semiotics.

Well, they do tend to do that, but I found this one interesting. I
suspect that a lot of the MP's initially were quite tentative about a
total ban, even though I suspect a lot of them supported it all along. I
suspect that a combination of a shifting tide of public opinion and the
feeling among MPs that they could vote how they saw fit contributed to
what was quite a significant majority.

--
David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk
http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org

Oh you got the same ?
Well tell me where you bought your's

"Gregory Morrow" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...

Runge wrote:

In Waikiki there's a nice restaurant right in the middle of everything.
I used my GPS to find it but oh such a lot of people!
Nice weather, anyway.


You strike me as the sort who would wear black socks and sandals on the
beach at Waikiki...I bet you carry a little pink "Tin - Tin" purse
too...

--
Best
Greg

In article . com,
eetinBelgi‘ wrote:

MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants. One-quarter of adults in the UK smoke, down from half 30
years ago. Smoking costs the NHS almost £2bn a year.


Is there not a tax on cigarettes in the UK ?

For the long-term
smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a non-smoker.

Where did get this number... the AMA says its about 3 years.

jay
Tue Feb 14, 2006




A
survey of 3,000 people last year found that 71 per cent were in favour
of a total smoking ban
Published: 14 February 2006
MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants.

One-quarter of adults in the UK smoke, down from half 30 years ago.

Smokers puff their way through 77 billion cigarettes annually.

Almost one-third of girls aged 15 and 16 smoke.

People in the 20 to 24 age group smoke the most - 38 per cent of men
and 34 per cent of women.

The Government says a ban would encourage 700,000 smokers to quit in
the first year.

Britain has the highest tobacco taxes in the EU, with £3.84 in every
£4.80 pack of cigarettes going to the Treasury.

These duties total £9.5bn annually.

Three of the world's five biggest tobacco firms are British and make
£2.9bn in pre-tax profits.

Every year, 100,000 people die because of smoking: 33,000 of them from
lung cancer.

Smoking costs the NHS almost £2bn a year.

For the long-term smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a
non-smoker.

Exposure to passive smoke increases the risk to a non-smoker of heart
disease and lung cancer by 25 per cent, according to one study.

Another study finds the passive smoking link unproven.

Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Malta and New Zealand have so far
introduced a ban.

A publicans' group says that a ban could mean losses of £3.5bn for the
industry and cost 75,000 jobs.

Of those who go to pubs, 46 per cent are smokers.

A survey of 3,000 people last year found that 71 per cent were in
favour of a total smoking ban

MPs will have a free vote today on banning smoking in pubs and
restaurants.

One-quarter of adults in the UK smoke, down from half 30 years ago.

Smokers puff their way through 77 billion cigarettes annually.

Almost one-third of girls aged 15 and 16 smoke.

People in the 20 to 24 age group smoke the most - 38 per cent of men
and 34 per cent of women.

The Government says a ban would encourage 700,000 smokers to quit in
the first year.

Britain has the highest tobacco taxes in the EU, with £3.84 in every
£4.80 pack of cigarettes going to the Treasury.

These duties total £9.5bn annually.

Three of the world's five biggest tobacco firms are British and make
£2.9bn in pre-tax profits.

Every year, 100,000 people die because of smoking: 33,000 of them from
lung cancer.
Smoking costs the NHS almost £2bn a year.

For the long-term smoker, life expectancy is 8 to 12 years less than a
non-smoker.

Exposure to passive smoke increases the risk to a non-smoker of heart
disease and lung cancer by 25 per cent, according to one study.

Another study finds the passive smoking link unproven.

Ireland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Malta and New Zealand have so far
introduced a ban.

A publicans' group says that a ban could mean losses of £3.5bn for the
industry and cost 75,000 jobs.

Of those who go to pubs, 46 per cent are smokers.

A survey of 3,000 people last year found that 71 per cent were in
favour of a total smoking ban

Martin wrote:

On 14 Feb 2006 13:29:06 -0800, "Gregory Morrow"
wrote:


Runge wrote:

In Waikiki there's a nice restaurant right in the middle of everything.
I used my GPS to find it but oh such a lot of people!

You should try the Randstad if you want a lot of people.

Nice weather, anyway.


You strike me as the sort who would wear black socks and sandals on the
beach at Waikiki...I bet you carry a little pink "Tin - Tin" purse
too...

... and not a My Little Pony purse?


Der gRunge is so persistently negative - if he had such a purse it
would be a My Little *Dead* Pony purse...

--
Best
Greg