Been there, done that, got the t-shirt?
Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 11:33 Plain cigarette packets 'blocked by Cameron', admits health minister.
Well, that's the headline in today's Mail on Sunday.
'Hints' might be more accurate than 'admits' and the word 'blocked' is misleading too.
It's true (we believe) that Cameron has had second, third or even fourth thoughts about plain packaging. Intelligence however suggests that an announcement about regulations and a final six-week consultation is imminent so the process is still ongoing.
What's probably happening is the PM is weighing up the pros and cons of plain packaging on party unity and the prospects of a Conservative majority in next year's general election. (Think of all those votes that could be lost to Ukip.)
This makes it more important than ever that opponents of plain packaging (and excessive regulation in general) write to Number Ten to express their opinion.
If you haven't already done so, please visit our No, Prime Minister website. It features a letter you can send today.
Meanwhile here's our new campaign t-shirt.
Reader Comments (2)
Will the T-shirts be available for us to buy and if so, where?
Anyone catch this from the BBC about tobacco smuggling? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27842834
The most telling sentence is 'The MPs also suggested that concerns over boosting the black market should not trump public health considerations in the debate over plain packaging'.