Make yourself in hard tobacco and alcohol companies to improve public health

The “shy” approach of the government, when it comes to regulating companies, is a shift from the promises of a year ago to face the Nanny-State splitting to secure the long-term future of the NHS (Editorial, September 9). This approach also contradicts the public mood. The latest surveys showed that 74% of people wanted the government to prioritize people’s health before business growth.

With millions of people affected by avoidable diseases caused by tobacco, alcohol, alcohol and unhealthy foods, we need stronger government measures to meet rhetoric – including minimum prices for unit, to prevent strong alcohol from being sold, a levy through the profits of the tobacco industry and the implementation of mandatory guidelines to improve food and drink.

This will not only benefit the NHS, but also supports the growth of the government’s growth, since the productivity and the broader economy have a high level of stress of poor health.
Hazelic cheese Chief Executive, Smoking and Health Action; Prof. Sir Ian Gilmore Chairman, alcohol health Alliance; Katharine Jenner Director, obesity health alliance

• The government’s endeavor to switch to prevention is something that many tried but have not achieved. There is a cross-party consensus that is supported by public support that we should freed our country of tobacco epidemic and smoking, a main cause of an avoidable cause of death. The tobacco and Vapes law is the chance to do this, but is not prioritized in parliament.

As long as tobacco companies can benefit, they will try to delay and weaken regulations that save lives. A levy for them would weaken this incentive and at the same time collect £ 700 million a year, which could finance the efforts to improve public health. Companies based on profits from addiction and illness should be by far the political design. It is only correct that you pay the damage you cause.
Mary Foy
Co-chairman, all-party parliamentary group for smoking and health

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