AS ROAD MAPS go, the Queen’s Speech at the start of a new Parliament is a
pretty accurate one for the journey ahead. It lays bare the government’s prime
preoccupations for the next few months, and the lack of any indication of action
on tobacco advertising in last month’s speech is certain to stir up a packet of
trouble. Upwards of 120,000 people die in Britain each year from smoking-related
diseases. Many MPs are already fuming.
Recently ASH, the campaign for action on smoking and health, wrote to MPs to
bring them up to date with the current state…
