T.U.C. Brighton 2007 - TOBACCO HOLOCAUST - Watch out for actors smoking !

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Dear T.U.C. REGARDING SMOKING BANS

Health officials are responsible, for the precedent of James Jagger (Actor & son of Mick Jagger.) promoting smoking onstage. (First in London since the smoking ban.)

It is well documented, that the cause of cigarette addiction, is a result of psychological persuasion via actors smoking on screen and on stage. (The World Health Organisation forecast One Billion smoking deaths this century.- 1/6 the worlds population.)

Martin Harwood MP. asked the Health Secretary, Caroline Flint- “What recent assessment her department had made, regarding actors smoking on TV. and films, causing youngsters to start smoking.”?

On 14 March 2007 Caroline Flint answered- “That no recent assessment had been made, but acknowledged that, increased smoking rates, were caused by onscreen smoking.” (Actors Smoking.)

So why, did she have the smoking ban legislation, changed to exempt actors from smoking in public places*1 as manifested in the HEALTH ACT 2006, which states- “Actors can smoke if the artistic integrity of the performance makes it appropriate for them to smoke.”?

There's no integrity in enticing a billion children*2 into being robbed, mutilated and murdered by tobacco addiction. The appropriate action, is for the Attorney General (Defender of the public interest.) to immediately, acquire an injunction, to prohibit all onscreen and onstage smoking! *3 ( we are cursed with onscreen smoking, and the tobacco holocaust, via stupidity or corruption!)

The 2002 Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Act. according to the U.K.s top Judge Sir Igor Judge, fails to do what it was promised to do, *4 which was to protect children from tobacco promotions, (Actors Smoking.) yet this Act is referred to as, providing a comprehensive ban, on the promotion of cigarettes by Caroline Flint.





*1 Mr. Don Foster: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what consultations her Department has carried (3 May 2006 : Column 1708W) out with (a) the theatre, (b) film and (c) television industry regarding possible exemptions to the ban on smoking in public places for the purposes of artistic productions; and if she will make a statement. [65735]
Caroline Flint: During last year's consultation on proposals for the Health Bill we received representations that particular theatrical performances and television/film recordings should be exempted from the smoke-free provisions of the Bill. We are minded to allow an exemption where smoking is an integral part of the storyline of a performance or recording. I wrote to the Theatrical Management Association and Equity along these lines on 18 April. A copy of these letters is available in the Library.

*2 90% of smokers become addicted when impressionable children.

*3 See letter to Attorney General -Baroness Scotland (has not replied) WHAT COULD BE MORE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAN PROTECTING THE WORLDS CHILDREN posted Mon. 2 July 2007 Blog onscreensmoking.blogspot.com

*4 See judicial review against the Attorney General & others INJUNCTION TO STOP ONSCREEN SMOKING posted Wed. 20 June 2007 - Table Of Content page 3. transcripts p. 42 & p. 86 of Blog actorssmokingfilmstv.blogspot.com



Yours Sincerely,

Stuart Holmes. Anti Smoking Campaigner.

London/Manchester.