Should the UK follow New Zealand’s smoking ban?
The country has embarked on radical plans to combat smoking, but is there appetite here?
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Show Notes
In 2021, New Zealand announced it would become the first country in the world to outlaw cigarettes for the younger generation, by raising the age of sale year-on-year. How has the country adapted to these radical changes - and could the UK follow suit?
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Guests:
- Bridie Witton, political reporter at Stuff.co.nz
- Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London.
Host: David Aaronovitch.
Clips: BBC, Bluelotusfilms, Stuff.co.nz.
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