Paul Thorne

• Health & Medicine

Lucy Briers - My father Richard's life was cut short by tobacco

Lucy Briers – daughter of the late actor Richard Briers – shares her personal story of why the fight for standardised tobacco packs is so important. Lucy Briers – daughter of the late actor Richard Briers – shares her personal story of why the fight for standardised tobacco packs is so important.

15 May 2014

• Health & Medicine

Watch and share our video about tobacco industry tactics

Our video explores how tobacco packaging is used as a marketing tool for the tobacco industry to attract customers and sell its lethal products. Our video explores how tobacco packaging is used as a marketing tool for the tobacco industry to attract customers and sell its lethal products.

11 November 2013

• Health & Medicine

A small cardboard box - what's all the fuss about?

As MPs are sent our message that tobacco packaging attracts customers, we look at just how important standardised packaging could be for public health. As MPs are sent our message that tobacco packaging attracts customers, we look at just how important standardised packaging could be for public health.

13 February 2013

• Health & Medicine

Guest post - "Plain packs won’t encourage smuggling"

An expert in the dodgy dealings of counterfeit goods shares his view that standardised tobacco packaging won't encourage the black market for illegal tobacco. An expert in the dodgy dealings of counterfeit goods shares his view that standardised tobacco packaging won't encourage the black market for illegal tobacco.

7 December 2012

• Health & Medicine

Plain packs – thanks for your support

Following our campaign - "The answer is plain" - we collect together the evidence for standardised tobacco packaging and highlight the support we've received. Following our campaign - "The answer is plain" - we collect together the evidence for standardised tobacco packaging and highlight the support we've received.

13 August 2012

• Health & Medicine

A personal experience of treating lung cancer patients

Hear the first hand experience of a lung cancer nurse, from what it's like to care for patients to the importance of reducing smoking to help fight the disease. Hear the first hand experience of a lung cancer nurse, from what it's like to care for patients to the importance of reducing smoking to help fight the disease.

14 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Plain packaging reaction: separating fact from fiction

An issue as important as standardised tobacco packaging will always attract media attention - can you spot what's true and what isn't? An issue as important as standardised tobacco packaging will always attract media attention - can you spot what's true and what isn't?

11 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Plain tobacco packs awaken a sleeping tobacco industry

As Australia unveils the decision to remove branding from tobacco packaging, we ask an Australian public health expert for his view on this historic move. As Australia unveils the decision to remove branding from tobacco packaging, we ask an Australian public health expert for his view on this historic move.

9 May 2012

• Health & Medicine

Should tobacco be sold in standardised packs? The answer is plain

The answer is plain - we want to help raise awareness of the Government consultation into the future of tobacco packaging. The answer is plain - we want to help raise awareness of the Government consultation into the future of tobacco packaging.

26 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

"When you don’t have anything else, our packaging is our marketing"

The tobacco industry has a single marketing tool left at it's disposal, cigarette packing - our campaign hopes to change that. The tobacco industry has a single marketing tool left at it's disposal, cigarette packing - our campaign hopes to change that.

18 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

A personal story about the impact of tobacco

Hear a mother's account of the devastating impact of tobacco and how important the discussion about the future of tobacco packaging really is. Hear a mother's account of the devastating impact of tobacco and how important the discussion about the future of tobacco packaging really is.

16 April 2012

• Health & Medicine

UN meeting on non-communicable diseases was only a partial success

We share our thoughts following a big UN meeting about several diseases, including cancer - what was discussed and how could it be improved? We share our thoughts following a big UN meeting about several diseases, including cancer - what was discussed and how could it be improved?

14 November 2011