Smoke screened

Local shopkeepers could be put out of business over the prospect of a crackdown on the number of stores allowed to sell cigarettes in Scotland, claimed the Tobacco Retailers’ Alliance

Any business that allows itself to depend on one item, especially one that is losing popularity or is subject to more and more restrictive legislation, is a rubbish business and deserves to go under. But this is just rubbish

from the people who sell tobacco to the corner shops and the same applies to them anyway.

Dunnomuch Hold referendums at a local authority ward level that will either permit or forbid the sale of tobacco and use of tobacco in public spaces within that ward. Let local residents decide on what they feel is best for their community.

Andrew