United we stand,divided we fall.
Everybody can do something-however small
Hero's Homage to the Smoking Ban Hero's
please sign petition
Petition Number 10
Link up with a strong organisation opposing the ban with all the latest up to date information
Freedom 2 choose
Forces
Get email from your MP
Discuss it with MP and other local people
If you enter your details, we’ll add you to a queue of other people in your constituency. When enough have signed up, your MP will get sent an email. It’ll say “25 of your constituents would like to hear what you’re up to. Hit reply to let them know”. If they don’t reply, nothing will happen, until your MP gets a further email which says there are now 50, then 75, 100, 150 — until it is nonsensical not to reply and start talking.
Hear From Your MP
Time to make YOUR views known
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Just when my back is turned (we were in the Peak District, beyond the reach of a decent mobile phone signal) Health minister Dawn Primarolo announces proposals for tighter controls on the sale of tobacco, including bans on above the counter cigarette displays and cigarette vending machines in pubs and restaurants. Fortunately my colleague Neil Rafferty was able to handle the majority of media enquiries, including a request from The Sun for THIS op-ed piece.
A so-called "public consultation" will begin in May. I think we all know just what a sham these consultations are. In most cases the government has already decided what it intends to do. The "consultation" is merely a tool that helps rubber stamp the policy.
If you are opposed to further restrictions on the sale of tobacco, you must make your views known NOW. Write to your MP - especially if he/she is in a marginal constituency - and emphasise that the government's anti-smoking policies have become a serious election issue that will influence the way you vote. Ask his position on the issue and be sure to request a written reply.
Please send a copy of all correspondence to Forest, Sheraton House, Castle Park, Cambridge CB3 0AX.
http://takingliberties.squarespace.com/