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Brexit is an opportunity to stop Britons smoking

  • Written by J. Robert Branston, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Business Economics, University of Bath

While the daily death toll of COVID-19 understandably dominates health news, smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the UK. As the UK teeters on the edge of Brexit, newly found freedom from EU regulations could be an opportunity for the government to impose even tighter tobacco restrictions. But will it seize the moment?

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