I was interviewed for the European Correspondent at last week’s Global Forum on Nicotine, which I assume will publish the usual “Big Tobacco Stooges” style hit piece on us at some point. The journalist (who asked me not to mention their name)…
I was born in 1963 which technically makes me a Baby Boomer but I certainly wasn’t experiencing the scene at Woodstock. I have referred to those born in the early 60s under a generational subset known as “Generation AIDS”. I was coming…
*Since this was written the commission has launched a second public consultation. We will write more about that shortly. **This article, minus the swearing, has been submitted to the EU’s call for evidence on behalf of Clearing the Air. Go ahead…
In this insightful interview, Hayley van Loon, CEO of Crime Stoppers International, details the alarming convergence of organised crime and state actors across global illicit trades, particularly focusing on the illicit tobacco industry. She highlights how this $4.2 trillion "Illegal Empire" is…
We sat down with Dr. Rohan Sequeira, a cardio-endocrinologist, at the recent World NIcotine Congress, to discuss his involvement in Tobacco Harm Reduction (THR) and its potential synergy with GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for addressing public health challenges. The conversation covers the…
When it comes to taxing reduced-harm products, is the EU prioritizing public health, or just ignoring its own rules?
We recently sat down with former EU tax official Donato Raponi, at the inaugural World Nicotine Congress, to unpack the complex and often…
What exactly is inside the vapes and nicotine pouches millions of adults use every day? In our latest episode of Clearing the Air, toxicologist Chris Allen takes us inside the lab to reveal the complex science of harm reduction and the shocking…
In this episode Peter Beckett sits down with Dr Christopher Snowdon, Head of Lifestyle Economics at the Institute for Economic Affairs, to discuss whether or not nicotine is part of the culture war, or is it something that unites more than it…
Public health advocate Clive Bates, founder of the influential blog The Counterfactual, joins Clearing the Air's Peter Beckett for a candid discussion on the current battles in the world of tobacco harm reduction.
Peter Beckett: Clive, welcome to Clearing the Air.…