Can Rishi Sunak create a smoke-free generation?
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The Guardian
4.6 • 5.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Guardian. came moving towards a future when nobody smokes. |
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| 1:47.6 | Today the Royal College of Physicians published their report on smoking and lung cancer. They say conclusively and authoritatively that cigarette smoking is a cause of lung cancer, causes bronchitis and contributes to coronary heart disease. |
| 1:57.0 | We've known for decades that smoking is bad for your health, |
| 2:01.0 | but that hasn't stopped generation after generation |
| 2:04.4 | from sparking up regardless. Will it be enough to stop a habit that has become part of |
| 2:10.3 | our national life? No, because I like smoking. |
| 2:14.0 | I think most everybody smokes because they like smoking. |
| 2:17.0 | Well, I enjoy it. |
| 2:19.0 | But do you think the risk is worse, enjoyment? |
| 2:21.0 | Well, uh... I think so, yes. If I'm going to die, I'm going to die, but I might as |
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