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Now we're gonna need a license to smoke. what next?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7247470.stm

its gonna require "complex forms", your photograph to be on it, its going to cost £10 to get it and you're not going to be able to buy cigarettes without it.

thoughts on this?


    




axe_muppet
Be grateful that it's not going to be outright banned along with the other drugs.


peter p
People are too soft these days they won't stand up to anything, vote or do nothing,if they voted in elections ETC. the MPs would think twice before putting all these new laws on us, it is called APATHY.


Mogollon Dude
A license for life ?


JA12
The only benefit this might have is to prevent underage smoking. That in itself may help prevent people from taking up smoking in the first place.


LillyB
Looks like I am going to have to take up smoking. the Government banned smoking in pubs and now pubs are empty most of the time. Smoking supports the NHS - revenue generated by smoking is currently 22 billion. Why don't the Government get on with more important things and leave personal decisions up to individuals. All a permit will do is make more people smuggle cigarettes.


Veston Pants
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Outrageous !!! With 100 plus people a year dying because of dirty hospitals that is a cheek. I don't think it will happen.
Next fish n chip shops will be forced to close because there are too many fatties.
See ... This is what happens when one government stays in for too long.

xxFJ


THINK
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Thats just completely ******* unnecessary. Its not about the money, this is just an attempt to humiliate and inconveniance people who choose to smoke

"He is openly bragging that he wants to make the form as complex as possible to fill in."

Haha I can make you all do whatever I want because smoking increases the risk of lung cancer

******* nazi


not so blue dog
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all part of the big brother state-we will all be monitored all the time for everything soon-at birth we will hve a micro chip implanted which will be updated throughout our lives-goodbye freedom


laura c
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Good, It will stop young kids buying them, the one thing I cant stand is a gobby little 12 year with a *** hanging out it's mouth!!


aimsley
just another way of them makin money off us they put the age limit up by 2 years so theyve lost 2 years woth of money so they come up with this stupid idea to make the money back


skunk
This is not going to happen .
This is just scare-mongering .


Ollie
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If they get away with that then what will be next a licence to breathe.They keep saying they want us all to stop yet if we did
the billions in revenue that they would lose who will pay it.Tax Payer


Hannah R
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Cigarettes should be banned altogether-full stop.! I'm not sure why the government is doing that, maybe they are hoping with all the trouble people will have to go to they will just stop smoking.
Imagine where there are no cigarettes available in the UK, our future generations will grow healty with no damage to their lungs etc from cigarettes (at least they will not get cancer that way!). At the end of the day smoking has no benefits, its not like drinking water or eating healthy food, there is no point to smoking apart from eventual death due to cancer of some sort.
If it cant be banned altogther then i think the forms are a good idea. Walking past my local secondary school i often get kids ask me to buy them cigarettes, my answer is always NO. There are plenty of people out there though who wouldnt care that they are only kids and would supply them with cigarettes.
If you are smoker though i did not mean to offend you in any way.
x


Country Mama
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It's funny but crazy. Anyways anything for the government to make more Money.


enixus_ii
I think they should have the same approach with alcohol and fast food since obesity and alcohol related problems are weighing down on the health system as much as smoking.
They should also have photographs of damage organs on every bottle of alcohol and every cheeseburger.


Marky
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It is to stop underage smokers.

The scheme, as everything in life, cossts money.

They can either use tax paid from everyone, or get just the smokers to pay for it.

I think its completely fair. The goverment won;t make any money from this, it will only cover its costs to stop underage kids from starting to smoke.


asboclothing
Just stop the ******* dirty habbit. I did, but I am great.





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