UK air pollution causes 50,000 early deaths a year, say MPs
Minute particles from burning fuel can shorten lives by up to nine years, according to the environment audit committee
In pollution hotspots such as London, air particles could be cutting vulnerable people's lives short by nine years, says the committee. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
According to the environment audit committee, minute sooty particles, emitted largely from the burning of diesel and other fuels and inhaled deeply into the lungs, shortens lives by seven to eight months. In pollution hotspots like areas of central London and other cities, the particles could be cutting vulnerable people's lives short by as much as nine years.
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Smoking ban hits Spain’s hospitality sector hard Feb 14, 2011—Sales at bars, cafés and night clubs in Spain fell by 19 per cent during the first month after the introduction of a new anti-smoking law, according to an Agence Presse France story quoting a hospitality industry association.
When it comes to the smoking issue (and to a lesser extent the obesity issue), many people have expressed to us how amazed, baffled and even disgusted they are at how some of our fellow citizens have turned into arrogant, obnoxious, hateful individuals almost overnight.
Indeed, as we read open letters to the various media, listen to open lines on the radio or television, follow newspaper and other forums on the internet, we can not help but notice how ugly some individuals become when they hide behind the veil of relative anonymity.
The Dog Ban, insists Joe Jackson, is one of the greatest political achievements of the last 500 years. Amend it? It has to be a total ban, with no exceptions, as soon as possible.
(Tongue in cheek...) Recognize the propaganda? Yes? It was used to implement Smoking Bans!
Nothing 2 Declare: Proven lies and cover-up by UKBA
Blog on issues and experiences of UK Customs and Smoking Ban. Guest posts are always welcome about anything. Share advice on EU shopping and how to combat unfair and unjust tactics used by UKBA. Note:- UK Customs = HMRC = UKBA.
I always thought of America as the place where personal choice and individual freedom where held in high esteem. Where informed discussion was preferred to berating and banning. Where politeness won out over prohibition. Where they chose discourse over directives.
When it comes to the smoking issue (and to a lesser extent the obesity issue), many people have expressed to us how amazed, baffled and even disgusted they are at how some of our fellow citizens have turned into arrogant, obnoxious, hateful individuals almost overnight.
