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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Another waste of money, why don't they make some sensible changes to the law? Non of us are against the principle but I think we all know it won't make a jot of difference.

Its called showing the public that the government is doing something about teenage smoking even if it is a crackpot idea. Nice word that Tealeaf.

More importantly it is establishing a precedent for when the government decides that it will be 21 and over to buy booze and drink in licensed premises. Or it might be 21 to be able to drive. Or a cut off at the other end of the age range – say 70.