Prohibition and the Infantilisation of Britain

On March 23rd, the IEA was delighted to host Forest's panel discussion on the creeping prohibition of tobacco. The event was chaired by Simon Clarke and on the panel was:

IEA Head of Lifestyle Economics Christopher Snowdon
IEA Communications Officer Reem Ibrahim
Deputy Editor of Conservative Home Henry Hill
Staff Writer for The Spectator World Kara Kennedy

[paulcassidy]

I have never smoked a cigarette or felt any desire to do so in my 60 years, but the day prohibition arrives is the day I start as a matter of principle.

[krishnan-resurrection]

..Britain being ran by foreign-investment partnerships ..- that is the problem ...'internationalism' ..!

[kayedal-haddad]

Prohibition of cigarettes? Where is the Classical Liberal principle in that.

[ricellisfrost]

Hardly a balanced debate.
Smokers should be denied NHS care.
It's your choice to smoke... it's my choice not to pay for your healthcare

[bingeltube]

Video too long; did not watch! 30 minutes for this subject would be max!

[georgewaters]

Irony is dead! IEA infantalises comedy...