Why is the British media treating the British Citizen to a diet that is long on opinion and missing the vital ingredients of truth, justice and equality.

For example, have the hospitality industry been fully consulted in relation to the installation of nicotine gum machines within their premises? Has a validated clinical trial been conducted which clearly evidences that NRT products are no more addictive than the legal tobacco product that they are to replace?

Having seen the Cash for Questions and Cash for Honours Political scandals are we now witnessing a Cash for NRT scandal unfolding? Or is the Voters attention being diverted to the Anti-smoking issue whilst further Sovereignty of this Nation is being sacrificed to the European state. Is this perhaps becoming a good week to bury bad news?

When Government policy is driven by ASH those in power should note that their Political careers can just as easily be tranformed into the same material by a sizeable minority.

Martin Hensman (LLB (Hons), Cardiff, Wales

Patches going out of date or something, hmm, if we did smoke just for the nicotine and not the smoke, we would all be wearing them by now I think.
Most smokers do not smoke through the night either, so why would they need extra nicotine with the night patches.
There has been a great injusted done through this draconian ban.
I hope it gets amended to include ventilation.
The pub at the end of our road that went non-smoking about 6 months ago, was almost empty on a friday night. Where were all these so called anti smokers.
There is a fight going on, but it seems the media have gone deaf. I recall that sort of thing happening from my history lessons, shame some lessons are never learned.

mandy vincent, cambs, uk

Why is the British media treating the British Citizen to a diet that is long on opinion and missing the vital ingredients of truth, justice and equality.

For example, have the hospitality industry been fully consulted in relation to the installation of nicotine gum machines within their premises? Has a validated clinical trial been conducted which clearly evidences that NRT products are no more addictive than the legal tobacco product that they are to replace?

Having seen the Cash for Questions and Cash for Honours Political scandals are we now witnessing a Cash for NRT scandal unfolding? Or is the Voters attention being diverted to the Anti-smoking issue whilst further Sovereignty of this Nation is being sacrificed to the European state. Is this perhaps becoming a good week to bury bad news?

When Government policy is driven by ASH those in power should note that their Political careers can just as easily be tranformed into the same material by a sizeable minority.

Martin Hensman (LLB (Hons), Cardiff, Wales

Kind of hard to roll up a nicotine patch and keep it lit. It will never catch on

Dave Shephard, Salop, Shropshire

at the end of the day smoking was made legal so why cant it be made legal everywhere. and why is it changing now after alot of years of smoking in public. Yes there is passive smoking, so why not put areas in pubswhere you can smoke and cant like they already have done in cafes for as long as i can remember.

zoe, peterborough, cambridgeshire

thats just what you want with a beer and a packet of crisps

alastair t, derby,