THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Farage Vows to Scrap ‘Puritanical’ New Smoking Ban.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The British Parliament is poised to pass a “generational smoking ban,” which will ban people born after 2008 from buying cigarettes. Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap it if his Reform Party takes power.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The ban was initially proposed by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has been carried forward […] The post Farage Vows to Scrap ‘Puritanical’ New Smoking Ban. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British Parliament is poised to pass a “generational smoking ban,” which will ban people born after 2008 from buying cigarettes. Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap it if his Reform Party takes power. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The ban was initially proposed by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and has been carried forward by incumbent Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. WHEN & WHERE: The ban is being debated in the British Parliament at present. KEY QUOTE: “The puritanical spirit of Oliver Cromwell again stalks the land.” – Nigel Farage IMPACT: The ban is expected to fuel the illicit cigarette trade and is seen as a move away from personal freedoms. As it does not cover vaping, it will also likely increase the…Open