England still has 6 million smokers

Unbelievable stat given the harm it does both directly and passively, not to mention the obvious drain on the NHS and its facilities.

Posted By: MonkeyPuzzle on June 9th 2022 at 07:14:59

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England still has 6 million smokers (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jun 9, 07:14:59
- Since they also pay a lot of tax (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Jun 9, 15:13:05
  - Let’s roll back gun restrictions too (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 15:47:23
- How many smoker's in arbroath (n/m) (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jun 9, 09:47:37
  - is this a cryptic crossword clue or something? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:50:24
    - Arbroath is famous for its smokies (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jun 9, 10:37:07
      - Well I'm pleased to learn that; must say it had passed me by a bit (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 10:47:16
- 10% of that figure are chimpanzees (n/m) (General Chat) - inutero, Jun 9, 09:36:45
  - What about Beagles? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 09:45:51
    - About 5% however (General Chat) - inutero, Jun 9, 09:50:03
- Send them to Rwanda (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 9, 09:25:31
  - here's an idea (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 10:04:24
    - Otherwise, good idea. I’ll think about it 😎 (n/m) (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 9, 15:14:00
    - Look some people don’t like foreigners especially the brown or Muslim kind (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 9, 15:13:19
- Also highest levels of obesity in europe I think (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 08:27:02
- Nobody speaks about booze mind that causes infidelity more deaths and suffering. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 07:37:07
  - Haha! Booze does cause plenty of infidelity I’m sure (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 9, 11:01:28
  - Surely less infidelity? Brewers droop and all that.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 9, 08:54:17
  - At last (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 9, 08:34:24
  - Because some people abuse it (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:17:37
    - What other nice things is it like? Chocolate? Crisps? (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 9, 08:26:02
      - I think you’re being disingenuous on purpose. (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 9, 08:35:31
        
        We all know the problems around alcohol (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:41:49
        
        Actually smoking kills WAY more anyway (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:43:59
        
        Well... (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:49:24
        
        Criminalising smoking is just stupid imo, it won't stop it.Plus no (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 9, 10:03:13
        
        it's quite rare to see an actual arsed smoker these days in general (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 10:48:26
        
        Yeah very few at knebworth - mostly vapes (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 12:52:56
        
        or lower it by 1 every year, and solve the "aging society" problem? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:52:33
        
        my googletastic research (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:40:47
        
        Yep time to ban food (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 12:51:34
        
        Or just deploy your approach to the unvaxxed & don't treat them (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 13:56:08
        
        That was only my approach when hospitals overwhelmed (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 15:49:06
        
        we really do need to make more automatic weapons freely available (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 09:38:06
        
        We need guns to in case the Romans invade again. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 9, 09:40:19
        
        It’s ok, sanctions will stop him buying another club (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 9, 10:33:10
      - Yeah people binge eat too which is also a killer (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:29:18
        
        if only people would stop doing stuff that kills them (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 08:31:34
        
        I do both but I'd love to give up rollies. Probably I've a useless brain. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 09:24:50
        
        i gave up yonks ago when the fags killed my bruv with the double cancers (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 09:41:46
        
        Did for my dad at 54... (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:53:10
        
        my dad too, and ma in law - it is, undoubtedly, and without doubt, shit (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:55:43
        
        That makes me think. God bless your brother and you Mr Tombs sir. Time for me to kick it (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 09:50:50
        
        in my experience if you can get past three weeks you have cracked it (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 10:34:14
        
        I've always tended to justify it in my own mind having mother die when I was 10 from.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 09:54:40
  - That’s because booze is a right laugh (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 9, 07:57:12
    - Drink responsibly (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:18:23
      - Yep, never before noon (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:28:08
        
        which "noon" do you pick though? (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:56:51
        
        It's always noon somewhere in the world (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 10:00:21
        
        well there you are, you can't have them all; got to pick. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 10:05:59
        
        unless you are driving (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 09:43:32
        
        tricky to achieve when you're on the phone, I always think (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:48:44
        
        Steer with your knees, obvs (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:50:30
        
        them self drive teslas are brilliant for the old drink driving caper (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 10:52:13
        
        or a pink, tinted windows stretch limo with a chauffeur and mini bar, even better (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 15:04:30
- 10.3 billion in tax revenue last year. They pay their way. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 9, 07:31:34
- Taxes (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 07:17:24
  - Tax them more (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:18:51
    - vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 08:25:14

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