The APPG for Smoking & Health today called on the government to increase the age at which you can buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. The group of nannies believes this will end the “tobacco epidemic” by the end of the decade. Just one hiccup – 60% of MPs on the APPG believe the voting age should be lowered to 16…
Guido has compiled the list of the 9 MPs who believe that 16 year-olds are mature enough to decide the fate of this country, yet won’t be ready for another 5 years until they are 21 years-old to decide for themselves whether or not to smoke:
- Labour’s Alex Cunningham backs votes at 16
- Green MP Caroline Lucas supports votes at 16
- Lib Dem MP Christine Jardine argued that 16-year-olds should decide Scotland’s fate in the 2014 referendum.
- Labour’s Ian Mearns argued that 16-year-olds should vote on Britain’s EU membership.
- Labour MP Nick Smith thinks 16-year-olds should have a say in our leaders.
- SNP MP Owen Thompson believes 16-year-olds should decide this country’s leaders
- Shadow SNP Spokesperson Philippa Whitford wants to reduce the voting age.
- Racheal Maskell fought to lower the voting age in a passionate speech.
- Finally Labour’s Virendra Sharma voted to allow 16-year-olds a say in the EU referendum.
As Guido previously reported, lifestyle restrictions on eating, drinking, and smoking have steadily increased across Europe in the past 4 years. Maybe just let adults decide for themselves…
LibDem MP Christine Jardine lets the mask slip, demanding the press is:
“held to account by the law and to the politicians who make the law”
The Scottish papers think they are onto something with LibDem expenses at this year’s election. Yesterday the Herald accused Jo Swinson of omitting thousands of pounds worth of claims from her expenses return, which if declared would have put her over the limit. Today they are going after new LibDem MP Christine Jardine, claiming voters were sent personalised mail which was not accounted for in her spending return, and that if she had declared this £3,000 of expenditure in her local spend she would have bust her limit by £1,350. The LibDems are protesting their innocence, as they did before they were given the maximum fine by the Electoral Commission after the 2015 election. Expect more LibDem names to come out in the next few days…
