Why did HSSD wait until now to bring tobacco speaker here? – requete leader
Monday 11th October 2010, 2:29PM BST.
BRINGING a UK retailer to the island to talk about the effects of a cigarette vending machine ban is something HSSD should have done months ago, according to Deputy Dave Jones.
Health and Social Services has invited experienced tobacco retailer John McClurey to share his experiences with local retailers.
But Deputy Jones (pictured), who is leading a requete to overturn a decision for a total ban on cigarette vending machines, said it was too late to invite someone over.
Mr McClurey, who has 30 years’ experience in tobacco retail, will give a presentation just a week before the requete is debated in the States later this month.
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So The Health Promotion Unit are flying in someone called Mr McClurey who is an elevated member of the publicly funded anti-smoking pressure group ASH under the guise of an ordinary newsagent in the UK who happened to be on holiday in Ireland and now feels he has the experience to talk to us about the effects of the cigarette display ban.
I believe we are being fooled again by HSSD…he will not have his newsagents “hat” on but WILL have his Anti-Smoking pressure group ASH “hat” on.
Once again HSSD are only using people they know are a sure bet against the ban. Have they ever thought of asking the local Vending Machine Company the effect of the proposed ban on their livelyhood? of course not !!! maybe they think Mr McClurey also has experience in the Vending business. I think they should cancel Mr McClureys flight as I for one will not be attending the staged meeting.
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11 years ago, a 15-year old me, along with 4 friends, conducted a survey of Guernsey cigarette vending machines with GASP to see how easy it was for under 18 year olds to buy from them. It was shockingly easy – they were often in restaurants and bars near the toilets where there was ample opportunity to sneak in and buy cigarettes unnoticed. Now when I’m out in town I can’t fail to notice how prevelant they are, and the older teenagers nonchalently slotting coins in, meeting up with younger looking friends with their haul.
I can’t see any need to cigarette vending machines in public – if you’re an adult you can go to a shop if you want tobacco. If landlords/restauranteurs want to sell them, have a machine behind the bar so buyers can be ID-ed. Job done, quit whining.
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Do you think anyone who is already a smoker will give up because there is no vending machines?
I have never met anyone who has started because of them either
You cant buy booze from one but the ones that want to drink will always find a way of getting it.
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What have vending machine sales got to do with News Agents?
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