LoginOpinion: Playing the blame game
It's hard to help those who harm themselves - but rushing to judgment helps nobody
Posted 26 May 2025 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Opinion|Vapes|National
OPINION: Challenges simplistic narratives around consumer protection failures, examining where responsibility truly lies and why effective regulation depends on shared accountability.
It’s our job to protect the UK’s public from the things that harm them. The problem is that often, large parts of the nearly 70 million people who make up that group seem hell-bent on seeking out the things that cause the most damage, and all the education in the world won’t stop that.
A case in point is illegally imported tobacco, in all its various forms, which continues to form a mothe...
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