It is time for the EU to show its teeth against the tobacco industry
In its reviews of the country’s aid spending at the start of December, the British government awarded multinational aid organisations grades based on the “value for money” they offer British taxpayers.
Years of careful preparation, months of intense lobbying and days of political drama are culminating in a crucial vote on tobacco products in the European Parliament in a couple of weeks.
Five years ago you’d probably never heard of electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes. Now it seems you can’t open a newspaper – or go into a newsagent, supermarket or pharmacist – without seeing them advertised or on sale.