Graham in clacton. Good morning all. Graham, lets get through this, see what you think. What do you think about . ~. ,. , about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a nonsense about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a nonsense. Nobody, about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a nonsense. Nobody, i about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a nonsense. Nobody, i am about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a nonsense. Nobody, i am a about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a l nonsense. Nobody, i am a smoker, about . Well, to me, nikki, it is a. Nonsense. Nobody, i am a smoker, i have tried to give up quite a lot of times, and the fact is, nobody is Addicted To Smoking. Everybody that smokes is addicted to nicotine within the tobacco. So, what has happened over the last few years, and everybody knows, theyve introduced vapes to enable smokers to give up or try to give up smoking. More children are now using vapes than they ever would have done cigarettes. So, what they are trying to do, ban cigarettes because theyre trying to stop children being addicted. Actually, theyve introduced the exact thing that the kids are going to get addicted to, onto the market, which is running rife. � ,. ,. ,. ,. Rife. But they are going to restrict that. The legislation rife. But they are going to restrict that. The legislation will rife. But they are going to restrict that. The legislation will address | that. The legislation will address that. The legislation will address that. And the chief medical officer chris whitty has said that it is a low bar, he says, it is less harmful than tobacco, but he says tobacco is so harmful, it is a low bar but it is a good full mechanism to stop smoking but they want to stop kids starting it. But youre an addict, right . I starting it. But youre an addict, riuht . Starting it. But youre an addict, ri. Ht . ,. ,. Starting it. But youre an addict, riht . , starting it. But youre an addict, riuht . , right . I am addicted to nicotine. That is it, right . I am addicted to nicotine. That is it, not right . I am addicted to nicotine. That is it, not smoking. Right . I am addicted to nicotine. That is it, not smoking. I right . I am addicted to nicotine. That is it, not smoking. I am that is it, not smoking. I am addicted to nicotine. The smoking bit Isjust Parfor the addicted to nicotine. The smoking bit is just par for the course. What i am after is the nicotine within the tobacco, that is what i need. To be honest with you in never bothers me not to smoke. If i dont have a cigarette it doesnt bother me. But what bothers me is if i cant get the nicotine, that is the difficult bit. , the nicotine, that is the difficult bit. ,. ,. ,. , bit. Ian in chippenham, what do you sa . Until bit. Ian in chippenham, what do you say . Until somebody bit. Ian in chippenham, what do you say . Until somebody invents. Bit. Ian in chippenham, what do you | say . Until somebody invents. They should ban smoking say . Until somebody invents. They should ban smoking completely, say . Until somebody invents. They should ban smoking completely, and the reason should ban smoking completely, and the reason why i say that is because my dad. The reason why i say that is because my dad. He the reason why i say that is because my dad, he sadly died a couple of years my dad, he sadly died a couple of years ago. My dad, he sadly died a couple of years ago, he joined the navy and he was given years ago, he joined the navy and he was given 300 cigarettes per month, which was given 300 cigarettes per month, which got was given 300 cigarettes per month, which got him hooked, Addicted To Smoking, which got him hooked, Addicted To Smoking, nicotine, whatever you want to call smoking, nicotine, whatever you want to call it. Smoking, nicotine, whatever you want to call it. But smoking, nicotine, whatever you want to call it, but he was Addicted To Smoking to call it, but he was Addicted To Smoking and i had to provide him with Palliative Care the last four weeks with Palliative Care the last four weeks of with Palliative Care the last four weeks of his life, and his last word that he weeks of his life, and his last word that he ever weeks of his life, and his last word that he ever said to me, ever said on this that he ever said to me, ever said on this earth that he ever said to me, ever said on this earth was, ian, i cant breathe on this earth was, ian, i cant breathe on this earth was, ian, i cant breathe. But on this earth was, ian, i cant breathe. But its on this earth was, ian, i cant breathe. But its addicted breathe. Blimey. But its addicted to nicotine breathe. Blimey. But its addicted to nicotine. Yes, breathe. Blimey. But its addicted to nicotine. Yes, but breathe. Blimey. But its addicted to nicotine. Yes, but if breathe. Blimey. But its addicted to nicotine. Yes, but if you breathe. Blimey. But its addicted to nicotine. Yes, but if you are. To nicotine. Yes, but if you are auoin to to nicotine. Yes, but if you are going to get to nicotine. Yes, but if you are going to get people to nicotine. Yes, but if you are going to get People Addicted l to nicotine. Yes, but if you are| going to get People Addicted to to nicotine. Yes, but if you are going to get People Addicted to it, et going to get People Addicted to it, get them going to get People Addicted to it, get them off of it, and the way that you are get them off of it, and the way that you are taking in that nicotine is through you are taking in that nicotine is through tobacco, that is going to cause through tobacco, that is going to cause you through tobacco, that is going to cause you cancer, if you think, it wont cause you cancer, if you think, it wont happen to me. We are talking about wont happen to me. We are talking about smoking. If youve got somebody who you absolutely careful, love, somebody who you absolutely careful, iove, dyihg somebody who you absolutely careful, love, dying in front of you as a result love, dying in front of you as a result of love, dying in front of you as a result of being force fed cigarettes when result of being force fed cigarettes when he result of being force fed cigarettes when he was 16 when he joined the navy. When he was 16 when he joined the navy. That when he was 16 when he joined the navy, that got him hooked, then we need to navy, that got him hooked, then we need to be navy, that got him hooked, then we need to be thinking about how to stop that need to be thinking about how to stop that from happening. And need to be thinking about how to stop that from happening. And how to sto stop that from happening. And how to Sto Ouna Stop that from happening. And how to step young peeple stop that from happening. And how to stop young people getting stop that from happening. And how to stop young people getting addicted, l stop young people getting addicted, thatis stop young people getting addicted, that is the impetus behind this. Tracey in devon, jason in glasgow, good morning all, get in touch. I will try to come to some of your texts and get in touch on the phones as well. We are flying on this one, i tell you. There are lots of levels to this. Jason, what you think of this proposed curtailment . Absolutely a nanny state. Scotland has already tried this sugar tax on our national drink which is has basically come bush it, so what they do is, they bring out a similar thing on the sugar and charge you double the price. I enjoy my cigarette, i am double the price. I enjoy my cigarette, iam not double the price. I enjoy my cigarette, i am not addicted to have 20. I like my cigarette, ten cigarettes a day, i enjoy one in the morning, i enjoy one after my meal. But to actually say, to ban. Which it wont be for 15 euros, when youre banning cigarettes, when youre banning cigarettes, when youre looking at churchill and youre looking at churchill and youre looking at other things, it is a nanny. You will never be able to impose that law because at the end of the day, people will get cigarettes, even though the law will be banning them. I am 52 years old and i remember kids, youngsters, we all tried a cigarette at 13, 1a, i wouldnt want anybody to smoke, ok . But while the government is going on with this, and moving on to the vapes, but the vapes, i have never seen so many kids actually addicted to vapes, and i have to say that the government havent told anybody, by the way, the vapes are safe. They did not have a clue on how vapes are safe or how they are going to affect you in the long term. You safe or how they are going to affect you in the long term. Safe or how they are going to affect you in the long term. You think this is authoritarian . You in the long term. You think this is authoritarian . Yes. You in the long term. You think this is authoritarian . Yes. Ist you in the long term. You think this is authoritarian . Yes. Ist is you in the long term. You think this is authoritarian . Yes. Ist isjust i is authoritarian . Yes. Ist is ust another want fl is authoritarian . Yes. Ist is ust another want to i is authoritarian . Yes. Ist is ust another want to get i is authoritarian . Yes. Ist is ust another want to get votes. H is authoritarian . Yes. Ist isjust i another want to get votes. Because at the end of the day, the principle is, how much tax you need to ask one of these mps how much tax is made from cigarettes over a year. The whole shebang. Because at the end of the day it must be about 90 of tax that actually goes on to cigarettes. I dont smoke. I smoke a cigarette. I dont smoke. I smoke a cigarette i dont smoke. I smoke a ciuarette. ,. , cigarette. Ten point for billion ounds, cigarette. Ten point for billion pounds. 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