We know smoking causes poverty. So why aren't we treating it like a cost-of-living issue?
Ending smoking would help to lift over a million households out of poverty, giving them desperately needed 'breathing space' in their finances. In this blog Senior Policy Officer Noah Traill explains how smoking contributes to financial hardship and how a roadmap to a smokefree country could eliminate this preventable contributor to the cost-of-living crisis.
From landmark legislation to local delivery: regional events to make the smokefree generation a success
ASH Stakeholder Engagement and Networks Coordinator, Michael Carr talks about why local and regional action is so important for the implementation of the ‘Smokefree Generation’ policy, and how ASH is supporting partners and stakeholders for a coordinated effort.
JTI’s illicit tobacco claims don’t add up
Last week, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) published findings from its latest survey, generating headlines in the retail press such as ‘Research shows illegal tobacco offered to nearly a third of UK public’. The headline claim made by JTI is that 31% of people in the UK have been offered illicit tobacco.
Yvette Cooper is Health Secretary: A look back at her work on tobacco control
Yvette Cooper has been appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care by the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham. While her appointment marks a new chapter following her time as Foreign Secretary, it is also something of a homecoming.
If Andy Burnham is looking to tax businesses that ‘do not make a positive contribution to society’, he should start with big tobacco
ASH Public Affairs Lead Helen Duffy argues that if the PM is looking to tax "businesses that do not make a positive contribution to local communities" then big tobacco should be the top of his list.
Smoking in pregnancy has fallen to a record low. Here's what the rest of the health system can learn
In this blog, ASH Senior Policy Officer Rachel Maynard explains how embedding smoking cessation into routine maternity care has driven major reductions in smoking during pregnancy, delivering better outcomes for mothers and babies and offering a model that could be applied to other areas like mental health.
