A few months ago, I noted that Wales was about to get a new Chief Medical Officer as the successor to Dr Ruth Hussey was announced. Her replacement was to be Dr Frank Atherton.
A quick Google search soon revealed the following from this site:
So the guy is an Englishman, but what should draw Vapers eyes is the fact that at that time he was employed as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Dept of Health & Wellness in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Canada, as all Vapers know, is almost as backwards as Australia when it comes to Harm Reduction, and in particular, in regard to Vaping.
So it came as no surprise when this news report appeared today. You can read the article at your leisure, but the pertinent part to note is the following:
So Welsh Vapers, if you thought the battle was won back in April, you have another think coming. The wheel has turned full circle and it seems we are about to enter into a new fight to save Vaping in Wales.
We now have a completely new Senedd. Many of the pro-vaping voices are still there and I would expect we can still rely on them to remain firm vape-allies. Unfortunately, several of the other pro-vape allies have either retired or got voted out of office. However, there are also a lot of new faces in the Welsh Assembly and the task now is to get in front of those new faces and head this threat off before it starts to gain any momentum.
Buckle up folks. The Welsh Vape War Part Two is about to commence !!
Do we really know what this guys thoughts are yet?
ReplyDeleteThis the first time he has made any announcements. But given that, as CMO, he advises the Welsh Government on Health policies and the fact that he has just publically declared that he doesn't think Vaping should be allowed in public spaces, we should be wary of him.
DeleteThe battle is easier when you are pro-active rather than reactive
And yet Caerwyn has already stated that they were going to drop any further attempt to ban in public.....they'll get short shrift up here (N Wales) if they try and go back on this...
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