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Dear Newly Appointed Minister for Vape

A new broom sweeps clean, so the idiom goes, and the latest Prime Minister has really been busy with her cabinet. Out went Jeremy Hunt, widely disliked by both vapers and doctors. By quirk of circumstance, he was replaced by a new Secretary of State for Health bearing the same name. As if being called Jeremy Hunt wasn’t bad enough now the old version has to contend with not being the only one. So, we have written to the new minister in charge of vape.

Vaping at Work

Some times this section of the website gets a little bit more serious. As vaping has blossomed and numbers of people doing it increased, companies have had to form policies on how vapers are treated at work. You have probably noticed you employer adopting a policy for electronic cigarettes and – in all probability – it has meant being treated as if you were still a smoker.

We Support the Lords

They’ say that it’s darkest just before dawn although this is clearly nonsense otherwise the birds wouldn’t know when to begin making a din. But it all seemed a bit bleak for vaping, and then got bleaker with the Tobacco Products Directive coming into effect today. But ‘they’ also say that it’s not over until a plus-sized lady starts flexing her vocal muscles. We have been given an opportunity.

Other Things Wales Can Crack Down On

It is with sadness and a sense of loss that we welcomed the news of Mark Drakeford’s passing (as the Minister for Stupid Ideas and Silly Grins). We are sure we are not alone when we say that we’ll miss his frequent comments. Welsh politics will be all the poorer for his sideways move so we have come up with some suggestions for his party to consider.

Retro Vape Chic

Everybody that isn’t a teenager knows that the best things in life existed in a time before they became a drain on the combined parental income. We sought out an expert and found a man drinking Buckfast in the park. “It’s true,” he said while using a tree as a public convenience, “retro chic is driven by adults seeking to relive the carefree days of no responsibility.”

Love Island

What is it? What is ‘Love Island’? I know it’s a TV show because I heard people talking about it over the weekend but, without rushing to a search engine, I have absolutely no idea what it is. It’s not that I delight in proclaiming my lack of pop culture knowledge; it’s more that (at my age) I’m worried more important stuff will be pushed out if I learn about something new and irrelevant.

Sexy

OK, this is going to take some doing on the part of a lot of people, but vaping needs it. In order to spread the message and encourage smokers to make the switch to vaping we are going to have to take direct action. The Tobacco Products Directive supposedly outlaws advertising the benefits of an ecig – so it’s up to us. You, me and Fat Dylan from the bus stop. It’s up to us to make vaping sexy.