Coloured cigarette packets to be banned

Telegraph - UK ^ | 31/05/2008 | Rebecca Smith

[Does so]

"...I say assimilation because England willingly accepted them, but in truth it is the ingressors who have assimilated the UK..."

Mostly true, but the downslide started precipitously after WWII.

Britain dumped tens of thousands of firearms into the ocean that had been donated by US residents for Britain's Homeland Protection from 1939. (And were even "proofed" by Britain).

Voting out Winston Churchill should have been an egregious symptom.

[poobear]

“If I lived there I’d START smoking just to escape the tyranny that much sooner.”

My sentiments too! LOL!

[SamuraiScot]

plain black and white lettering under Government plans to reduce smoking

This is so blissfully lame. It is guaranteed to make cigarettes appear more dangerous and "cool." I don't know about any other steps they are taking, but this one, measured by itself, will be shown to be a factor increasing adolescent smoking.

On the bright side, maybe this campaign offers staffing opportunities for Health Ministerette Dawn Primarolo,

If anyone feels like marking my words, by all means go ahead.

[GovernmentShrinker]

It’s too bad that people can’t figure out for themselves that they’re being lured into destroying their health by slick marketing and fancy packaging. The alcohol industry is the same. Sales would plummet if all alcoholic beverages came in the same standard bottle with a plain black and white label printed in Times New Roman font, and if people weren’t swamped with ads suggesting that their lives would be ever so much more fun if they were drinking such-and-such brand.

[Awestruck]

“Protecting children from smoking is a government priority”

NO, No it is not! How about protecting children from islamic invasion via immigration? terrorism? rampant liberalism?

[rockabyebaby]

Good God Almighty,,,,,another day dawns....another insane idea comes to light........it just NEVER ends....we’ve got people flippin’ out because they think GWB is coming after them to kill them, now we have whackjobs who think brightly colored cigarette packs are the reason people smoke......what next? Never mind, I’m afraid to ask.....

[HEY4QDEMS]

That must me why so many people smoke marijuana, those vibrantly colored joints!

[Chode]

a few years ago the FDA stopped a cigg company from putting a Skull & CrossBones on the packets... they said they were afraid it would be tooo cool.

[ken21]

remember joe camel?

liked that series of ads.

but ted kennedy and his buds got rid of joe.

[WVKayaker]

...That must me why so many people smoke marijuana, those vibrantly colored joints!

Cart, horse!

[Ben Ficklin]

They tried this back in the 90s but backed off because it is a violation of NAFTA Chapter 11. Back then, there was some controversy because Carla Hill had been the US Trade Representative when NAFTA was negotiated and it was Carla Hill’s firm that threatened Canada with the NAFTA arbitration panel over the cig packages.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Oh yeah, now I remember.

Peace

[Leisler]

There will be more freedom and less taxes under Islam.

[WVKayaker]

Peace on you, too!

[neb52]

Are we going to start seeing UK DEA agents flying over Virginia spraying tobacco fields? LOL!

[neb52]

Yes, Guido would be back in business selling cigarette packs out of the trunk of his car.

[RichInOC]

That’s racist.

[SkyDancer]

There goes their tax revenue ... but they’ll just make it up by raising some other tax, say on air. The Brit’s will be required to wear air meters and taxed on how much they breathe ...

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Before I read your post, I thought this was about to take place here in the USA, now that I have read your post, this is going to happen in the UK.
It won't be long until the Democrats make sure this happens here.

[Vision]

Cue Pink Floyd Another Brick in the Wall.