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BIG tobacco companies are using pricing ploys to keep smokers hooked and the profits rolling in, researchers said yesterday.
The tactics include price-marking, new cheaper brands and reduced-size packs, said academics at the University of Bath and King’s College London.
Their study, which analysed sales data from 2009-15, found that, while total sales of tobacco had fallen, sales of the cheapest cigarettes and roll-your-own products had increased.
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Politicians who continue to welcome contracts with US companies without considering the risks and consequences of total dependency in the years to come are undermining the raison d’etre of the NHS, argues Dr JOHN PUNTIS
British cross-border train fares far outstrip flights, ranking among Europe’s worst
