I don't smoke, but I am appalled at the UK government ban on tobacco advertising.
Free trade is a cornerstone of liberal democracy.
You can't pick and choose liberties. Yesterday evening I wanted to sit outside in my garden and read, but was prevented from doing so by the oily smoke from someone's barbecue. I suggest we teach Tessa Jowell the nature of unavoidable harm by strapping her into the seat of her car, inside her garage, with the engine running. Cigarette advertising has done me no harm whatsoever. On the contrary, it offers me choice, and liberty is, above all else, what human beings seek.