Martin Cullip

Aug 6, 2024 | thefederalist.com | Martin Cullip

The taxpayer-funded World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new guidelines on smoking cessation that conspicuously exclude the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Despite the supporting their effectiveness in helping smokers quit, the WHO’s stance appears more rooted in bureaucratic comfort than in genuine concern for public health.

Jun 8, 2024 | townhall.com | Martin Cullip

The proposed World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Treaty, aimed at addressing the glaring shortcomings exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, has sparked a heated debate. Much of the criticism centers around concerns that the treaty could infringe on national sovereignty, giving the WHO unprecedented authority to impose lockdowns and other restrictive measures during health emergencies.

May 24, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby |Martin Cullip

Share Following on from the ghastly scene of the Chancellor installing a tax on vaping products which prioritises a grubby tax grab over public health (see part 1), the government’s born-again ignorance about the benefits of vaping – and its refusal to hear any word of opposition – has further ramped up with some aspects of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill that is working its way through parliament.

May 17, 2024 | filtermag.org | Martin Cullip

Two subscription-only reports have recently highlighted how the Food and Drug Administration is effectively propping up smoking in the United States. The agency has failed to authorize enough safer nicotine alternatives to comprehensively undermine the combustible tobacco market—a situation that ensures cigarette sales remain hugely profitable. Goldman Sachs’ “Nicotine Nuggets” report, published on April 22, offers a fascinating glimpse into the tobacco industry through the eyes of retailers.

May 13, 2024 | daily-pouch.com | Richard Crosby |Martin Cullip

Rishi Sunak’s government is facing a monumental collapse (or even political oblivion) in the next General Election, due by January 2025 at the latest. One of its Members of Parliament has just defected to Labour and YouGov polling shows that the Conservative party is only three percentage points ahead of Reform.