On Tuesday the Guardian reported that the Government is to legislate for plain cigarette packaging.
The UK, readers were told, is to follow the example of Australia, 'where cigarettes must be sold in drab packets with graphic health warnings'. Legislation will be announced in the Queen's speech in May.
Confusingly, on the same day a written answer from health minister Anna Soubry to Alex Cunningham MP repeated the mantra that the Government has an "open mind" on the subject.
Meanwhile David Cameron's official spokesman denied a decision had been made.
Despite this the Guardian went on to publish a letter by two Labour MEPs welcoming "the news that the government has decided to support [standardised packaging for cigarettes]".
There have been no letters opposing plain packaging and the paper has declined to publish a letter from Forest that attempted to put the record straight or at least offer a different perspective on the paper's report.
This morning therefore I made a second call to the letters editor who fobbed me off with the rather dismissive comment, "Pro-smoking letters are not a priority".
I have now sent another letter that takes into account Cameron's comments yesterday. The letters editor has rather grudgingly agreed to consider it.
Don't hold your breath.