nickshanagher

This is the content of my letter that I sent last week to the civil servants asking for feedback on their ideas for tobacco packaging changes in the UK. 9 August 2012 Retaining the status quo on tobacco packaging is the best option for effective long term tobacco control in the UK Dear Sirs My company specialises in energising independent retailers in the news and convenience market in the UK. These local businesses rely heavily on tobacco to generate footfall and for cash flow and profit purposes. They generally comply with tobacco legislation and make very low profits out of handling tobacco products responsibly. Most retailers share your desire to improve public health and they comply with regulation on the sale of tobacco. This is time consuming but there is widespread consumer desire to buy tobacco products and most local retailers want to meet this demand rather than send shoppers elsewhere. Small shopkeepers have lots of rules and regulations to f...