James Dunworth

Vaping panic is costing lives. Why aren't we talking about smoking? ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/v…

New on the ashtray blog - the UK Vape Tax explained: ecigarettedirect.co.uk/blogs/ashtray-… #vaping

Eight shops closed in Swansea after being caught selling illegal nicotine products: walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…

7 Tech Upgrades that Could Transform Vaping ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/v…

"There is real-world evidence suggesting that flavor and other nicotine bans may have unintended consequences—most notably, increasing cigarette smoking rates among adults and youth alike" via @foodanddruglaw fdli.org/2025/05/what-h…

I love it when I have to go to the pub to research an article! On the blog today - - a guide to pub vaping, plus why toddlers, not vaping, should be banned from bars. ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/v… #vaping

Smoking rates rise - but zero mention of the fact that this correlates with sustained government attacks on the much less harmful alternative. #vaping theguardian.com/society/2025/m…

From tips and advice to busting myths, based on 16 years of experience, I cover the essential need to know for #vaping inside: ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/v…

Amid calls for e-liquid flavour restrictions, research continues to demonstrate that flavours can help people switch to vaping, prevent relapse and reduce smoking rates: ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/v… #vaping

Top experts gathered at the E-Cig Summit 2024 to share the latest science, insights & policy recommendations on vaping. Catch the key takeaways that could shape the future of the industry: ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/e… #ecigsummit #harmreduction

@CaeruleanSea @DrGilchrist @Newsweek Sounds rather like an AI piece.

@DrGilchrist @Newsweek Couldn't even be bothered to finish reading that. Utter tosh

I hope that my children choose great role models who fight blatant misogyny like this 👇 Seriously @Newsweek ??? newsweek.com/taylor-swift-n…

New on the Ashtray blog - I break down the UK vape bans, including what’s definitely being banned, what might be banned and what the impact will be… ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/u…

This is well-deserved - congratulations @ColinMendelsohn colinmendelsohn.com.au/mra/

Government consultation on vape taxes: 7. What do you think the likely impact the rate structure will have on consumers’ vaping behaviours? ☐Yes ☐No

I’m worried that too few MPs debating the #Tobacco & Vaping Bill have informed themselves sufficiently about the benefits of vaping. This should be required reading ncsct.co.uk/library/view/p…

@KeithGYoung @Vaping_Industry I also think there is an effective solution which is being ignored, and that's vape licensing.

@inijames @Vaping_Industry Thanks. It's still true vaping isn't being banned. Law changes tackle environmental damage, and new youth nicotine addiction. Vapes needn't be in appealing packaging, or a wide range of flavours, nor be supported by lifestyle ad's. Their selling point will be their effectiveness?

The Tobacco & Vapes Bill committee has heard oral evidence from a range of so-called stakeholders with a vested interest in its passage through the legislative process. The truth is that it was one of the most one-sided Bill Committee hearings ever to take place both in terms of the membership of the committee and those giving evidence. No representatives from the vaping industry. No representation from the millions of vapers. Not one MP who opposed the Bill on the Committee. The result: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill committee hearing turned into the ‘Chamber of Misinformation’. These are some of the worse examples of the misinformation presented to the committee during the evidence sessions on April 30 and May 1:

@ChaunceyGardner @KeithGYoung @Vaping_Industry I don't like them at all, and I suspect disposable vapes are responsible for a lot of the problem the vape sector faces today. On the other hand, they have helped a lot of smokers switch to vaping.

@KeithGYoung @inijames @Vaping_Industry :-) 2-3 years ago, I thought disposable vapes were a Model-T throwback. And I still hate the waste. However, my goal is public health. I've spoken with many who work in smoking cessation clinics. Disposables DO help many elderly and disabled people quit smoking.

@KeithGYoung @ChaunceyGardner @Vaping_Industry It's worth looking at the positive response of the tobacco industry to this! Leave aside disposables - consider the impact of high prices, no flavours, unattractive packaging, and the implication vaping is as bad as smoking on smoking rates.

@ChaunceyGardner @inijames @Vaping_Industry No flippancy intended: what kills is not whether a cessation tool, such as vaping, exists or doesn't, but smoking. It's an important distinction. Vaping in the UK will stay, only with single-use devices and their marketing, assessed to have other health and social risks, removed.