Conservative stance on e cigs and Europe ?

[alanfinal]

One individual or the whole party I dont know,but this makes for decent reading

link

[oldsmokey]

Thank you for posting this. It's nice to hear a voice in favour of our cause!

[Kaaru]

"The world has gone mad when tobacco is less regulated than products designed to end tobacco use."

That`s a fair point indeed !

although wasn`t there a time when we were all saying they`re most certainly not a quitting aid (disclaimers on sites etc) - is that still the notion or has it all changed ?

[Raffles]

Bl**dy hell, how did he get into politics?... He's actually talking common sense.

Let's hope he can bang some heads together over their G&Ts

[djs]

Jul 11, 2013 15:37:20 GMT Raffles said:

Bl**dy hell, how did he get into politics?... He's actually talking common sense.

Too right.

You know, as depressed as I feel just now, numbers of vaping convertees (is that a word? ) are increasing at a huge rate. I think it could become a serious issue when over 1,000,000 people are prepared to consider which side of the political divide to fall based on just one policy.

More of this, and we stand a chance.

[skyjay]

Thats a good find and interesting reading

[deesigner]

Jul 11, 2013 15:37:20 GMT Raffles said:

Bl**dy hell, how did he get into politics?... He's actually talking common sense.

Let's hope he can bang some heads together over their G&Ts

Funny that was my first thought when I read that Great to see a politician that hasn't had a full lobotomy! Very impressed, hopefully he will get to work on some of the idiots out there !

[Jen]

Jul 11, 2013 15:28:10 GMT Kaaru said:

"The world has gone mad when tobacco is less regulated than products designed to end tobacco use."

That`s a fair point indeed !

although wasn`t there a time when we were all saying they`re most certainly not a quitting aid (disclaimers on sites etc) - is that still the notion or has it all changed ?

We still are saying that, but smoking has become such a dichotomy in most people's minds - you either smoke or are trying to quit. There's no room in their heads for people who love the act of smoking and nicotine but don't want to kill themselves doing it. There is a massive tendency in politics to make things black or white, x or y, for or against - very rarely do we see any shades of grey. I think I read somewhere that politicians believe we the great unwashed would not be able to understand everything (see the recent voting system referendum), and of course complex issues don't make for good soundbites.

I don't foresee myself giving up vaping anytime soon, although I'm certainly not saying it'll never happen. It is still an alternative; I have quit tobacco, not inhaling nicotine. I and every other vaper clearly have room in our heads for more than two things

[markm]

Our greatest defence will be in numbers - the faster it spreads, before its legislated away, the harder it will
be for those with a vote to "just don't know" us all down the river.

Go forth and multiply my friends..........before those barstewards try to hammer down the nails!

[fred]

I would guess from Marina's tweet, it will be all of them?

Marina Yannakoudakis ?@marinamep 9 Jul
Crucial vote on #ecigs tomorrow in environment committee. I & @conmeps want e-cigarettes to be available wherever tobacco is sold. #ecigban

[kailey]

Jul 11, 2013 21:54:36 GMT fred said:

I would guess from Marina's tweet, it will be all of them?

Marina Yannakoudakis ?@marinamep 9 Jul
Crucial vote on #ecigs tomorrow in environment committee. I & @conmeps want e-cigarettes to be available wherever tobacco is sold. #ecigban

Well, shame not all Conservative MPs feel the same. I received a letter from Theresa Villiers MP and she is firmly in support of MHRA.

[alanfinal]

Yes I am sure the feeling is not mutual in all the parties,that's ware work is needed,it seems to me Conservative and Lib Dems are with us and UK Labour and the Greens are not,this may change though....I am not a political person BTW

[kailey]

No, I am not a politican person either. I just don't know what else to do to make my feelings known.

[alanfinal]

This is probably down to the fact she may well be mis informed,you can green card them and they will have to sit down and talk to you,this is something I am looking into as at the moment I have received nothing but stock answers probably from their lackies

[kailey]

Well, I received a proper letter from her. I've already replied and given her details in case she doesn't know much and her opinion is based on ignorance. If necessary I will go to see her although I'm not sure how much influence, if any, she has in European Parliament. Even some of the MEPs didn't seem to have much clout going by what they told me. I am at a severe disadvantage by not being very political and not knowing how all this works.