Ecigs and Katherine Devlin on BBC Breakfast now . . .

[Perpetua]

Quite a large piece currently on ( 6.25am ) focusing on their ecig poll and the acceptability of using them in public.

It's bound to be repeated during the day, Katherine as always doing a sterling job for our cause.

[barrynorton]

There's a 6 in the morning now?

[barrynorton]

Back on now

[DiscoDes]

Go Katherine!

doodlebug

[ionian]

I only saw the end of it but seemed a decent piece - I liked her mod

[padiho]

Probably the most positive we've seen on tv..well done Catherine...pleasantly surprised at the results of the poll but its clear that there's still a way to go with some peoples ignorance about ecigs. Hopefully we'll get there eventually

[DiscoDes]

Having met doodlebug, I'm sure she had a lot more to say, but these articles get edited too within inch of their life.

At least it seems to have been edited in a reasonably positive fashion.

[GunJack]

Also being mentioned on 5 Live breakfast today missed the tv though

[barrynorton]

I'm getting so annoyed listening to that American woman being 'against anything that leads to addiction' in front of a pharmacy!

(And probably not twenty metres from a coffee shop)

[skyjay]

just seen it seemed 2 b a good feedback.....especially when about 80% where non smokers (if that is true)

[Deleted]

Perhaps if we could come up with a way of vaping through another orifice it would not look like smoking and thus not tempt the little angels to start smoking

[GunJack]

But once again, apart from doodlebug they only showed other people using cig-a-likes...... why ???

[ionian]

Nov 12, 2013 8:39:45 GMT GunJack said:

But once again, apart from doodlebug they only showed other people using cig-a-likes...... why ???

True - but the main image in the studio discussion was a protank on some sort of mod, which is progress. 

I'd guess that the cig-a-likes are still the most popular available, so I understand why they showed them. I have no evidence to back this up other than what I've seen and the availability over the counter of these devices. The sooner PVs that look nothing like a cig become the norm, the easier it will be to win more people over. 

[barrynorton]

They did, sadly, have one scene with three guys with cig-a-likes but you're spot on: it's really positive that they're starting to show a variety of devices.

[charon]

Just run viewed the prog on catch up,
No real suprises SSDB ftrom the BMA.
A thought though, BMA = GP? Then why do the majority of GPs dole out tranquillisers and anti depressants like sweeties if they are so concerned about the general health of the population instead of attempting to rectify the causes?

Surely the practice of Vaping should be embraced if it removes the well documented health dangers of Tobacco consumption.






BTW nice use of a box mod by  doodlebug