...can see seen in the illiberal and unnecessary laws they try to pass in their dying days.
MPs will debate plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws on Tuesday. Rishi Sunak wants to make Generation Alpha, born since 2009, the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention.
Anyone turning 15 from this year would be banned from buying cigarettes under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which also makes vapes less appealing to children.
At least that has the small virtue of proven harm. But adulthood should confer the ability to take risks with one's health should one wish.
The creation of sexually explicit "deepfake" images is to be made a criminal offence in England and Wales under a new law, the government says. Under the legislation, anyone making explicit images of an adult without their consent will face a criminal record and unlimited fine. It will apply regardless of whether the creator of an image intended to share it, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said.
That this is how a so-called 'Conservative' government should choose to spend it's last days in office is embarassing for our country.
They never learn. These are the same 15 year olds banned from taking drugs which are freely available and many are taking.
ReplyDeleteI wonder about the ability of these useless scumbags to totally ignore reality and churn out useless law after useless law. It must be a mental health issue.
Hadn't you heard? They can't afford to lose all those "red wall" constituents who only voted Tory last time because Labour wasn't pushing hard enough on this stuff, you know. Of course the Conservatives aren't out of touch!
ReplyDeleteI don't suppose the numpties in power have worked out, yet, just how much tobacco tax they will lose? The money to pay for the small boat invaders has to come from somewhere. Still, I suppose they could always take it from the £2.1 million a year Rishi has charitably allocated to veterans needs.
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"I wonder about the ability of these useless scumbags to totally ignore reality and churn out useless law after useless law. It must be a mental health issue."
ReplyDeleteIt will be if any true conservative puts a cross in their box in the next election.
"They can't afford to lose all those "red wall" constituents who only voted Tory last time because Labour wasn't pushing hard enough on this stuff, you know. "
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"I don't suppose the numpties in power have worked out, yet, just how much tobacco tax they will lose?"
I'm sure they have, and I'm sure they have new taxes all ready to slot into place.