British American Tobacco is the unacceptable face of British business
A British tobacco giant is breaking its own marketing code covering the sale of cigarettes to young people in Africa:
BBC2's This World Report
"In Malawi, Nigeria and Mauritius - countries where the number of smoking-related deaths is expected to double in the next 20 years..."
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Smokers are not the enemy though, we need to see them as victims of a nasty multi-national industry!
England to Go Smokefree on 1 July 2007!
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Do you think LUU should stop selling cigarettes from 1st July 2007 in line with the national smoking ban?
56% Yes - stop selling cigarettes in Leeds Uni Union...
5.5% Partly - stop selling cigarettes in the LUU...
38.5% No - continue selling cigarettes in LUU...
Smoking Questionnaire Results
Leeds University Cigarette Sales Policy
The smoking ban will be implemented across England on Sunday 1st July 2007. This means that all indoor areas of your Union will be non-smoking; any smoking in the venues will be restricted to specific outdoor areas. We currently sell cigarettes in one of the Union shops, most Union bars and our nightclubs, but we are now looking at the possibility of stopping the sale of all tobacco products along with the smoking ban.  However, before we take any action on this we want to know what you think.It would be appreciated if you could take a couple of minutes to complete a few questions and feedback your thoughts. Please submit your feedback by Monday 19th March 2007; your response will be anonymous.Click on this link to complete a few quick questions: Smoking Questionnaire
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Cancer Research UK
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