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tonyco1:
Did you have an extra case?

Jimbo:
I can get at least 8 cartons in my flight bag alone!

Soulie:

--- Quote from: tonyco1 on September 10, 2012, 10:51:59 PM ---Did you have an extra case?

--- End quote ---

No didnt Tony.  Had 10 cartons in hand luggage (holdall which didnt have much in when we went) and 10 in my suitcase and same for OH.  Dont ram the suitcases full so never a problem.  ;D

tonyco1:
Good idea for you smokers, I am not crazy about smoking, but I don't like to see silly taxes to try to force people to give up, when it's personal choice.
You wouldn't mind so much if the tax money wasn't then wasted!!
Good luck to you all!

Jimbo:
I wouldn't mind if they didn't tell lies or omit certain "facts." For example, Norman Lamb - Health Minister who claims to have given up smoking a week ago! - says smoking-related illness (which is anything from a broken leg to a broken heart if you smoke) costs the NHS £2.7 billion per year. He fails to mention that UK revenue from tobacco tax and duty was £11.1 billion in 2011.

I'm not supporting smoking. I'm an addict. I hope young people will not start to smoke. But - if the government invested some of the vast tax money it receives from smokers into R&D on things like better electronic cigarettes (because, honestly, they just don't feel right currently) instead of waging a war against something that is legal, then perhaps we could see a way forward.

It may be hard for non-smokers to understand, but I hope some will see that there is a massive hypocrisy in taking vast amounts of tax whilst also condemning the activity. A real smoke-free future has to be an honest one. Taxes will have to rise to compensate for the loss of revenue. All happy with that?

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