Agreed, there seems to be an endemic of dodgy shops selling dodgy vapes to kids.
Let’s not forget though, that adults also like cakes and sweets. Suggesting that vape liquids are marketed towards kids because they are flavoured is also ridiculous.
It’s a good job they aren’t advertised to kids then isnt it.
Local councils not fining or closing down the shops that are selling vapes to kids is the ridiculous thing.
Did he add, ‘someone should do something’ at the end?
Now if only he was in a position to do something about it. Oh wait..
Ay, I’m 16, and I quit vaping recently. Like, yeah, no shit it’s bad. Well done, Rishi. truly a genius statement
So put them inline with other tobacco products fucking no brainer.
He’s a brave man to say this. Hopefully he gets a peerage.
It’s a simple solution, test them when they enter the country to make sure they aren’t the dodgy ones, and require licenses for shops that sell them, which are dependent on supply chain proof and no u18 sales.
Making them taste like shit will just make adults start smoking again. I know adult life in the UK is turgid and grey, but we still like nice flavours and colours. Kids don’t have a monopoly on that.
Sunak is one of those people you have to do the rolling hands motion while saying “annnnnnd?” or “sooooo…” to see if the penny drops that maybe he could suggest something to do about it rather than stating the obvious.
Usually it’s reserved for children to get them to identify a problem and then come up with a solution, but it also applies to incredibly dense politicians in this day and age. His low regulation form of governing is the source of many problems in this country.
How many years have you had to do something about that, but wasted it on all sorts of other stupid shit.
Need to ban disposable vapes asap, I see them littering the verges everywhere and there’s no way all those heavy metals from the batteries are doing the environment any good.
And that’s why they should do to vapes what they did to tobacco/cigs, plain packaging, hidden behind shutters or in drawers and banning every flavour apart from tobacco.
So do something like we do with alcohol and start using undercover buyers to seriously fine shops selling to kids. Kids will always think vaping is cool so you need to stop them getting their hands on them to the best of your ability.
Do something about it then you useless fuck.
Honestly these politicians are as useful as a cock flavoured doorknob.
I’ve seen this come up twice now and both times mentions corner shops and/or then being by the chocolate bars. I did vape for a bit and got my juice stuff online. Never any checks other than a box and then you had your stuff, often just in the mail box no signed for or age verification like Amazon does. There’s no way these online sellers are meeting their due diligence. Unfortunately Trading Standards services and other age restriction programs have been drastically underfunded under austerity.
Yeah it’s the promotion of them which is the issue, sure.
I wholeheartedly agree with Rishi.
I’m completely fed up of seeing Elfbar ads when I’m trying to enjoy a good episode of In The Night Garden on Cbeebies!
Also (disposables) are an environmental disaster. Why not just ban them?
I know parents who have kids aged 12 years old and their kids have all used vapes.
The companies aim directly to kids. That is their market.
The vapes are in cool designs and colours with bubblegum style flavouring. They are not aimed to the retired marine going down the working man’s club for a pint.
Enforce laws to make the vape products all appear bland and boring. Grey colours and boring designs.
No flavourings at all.
And anyone that is caught selling to kids fine them ten grand.
Jeez if only he had the ability to do something about it
Oh wait… He’s the prime minister
Do something about it then bro
Where they get it from is worse. Kids used to be able to buy knives from pound shops years ago.
I see he is running short of things that he can say that are both true, and won’t rile up the party’s right wing.
They should just ban disposable vapes. There’s no reason for them to exist, they’re probably dreadful for the environment and it’s too easy for kids to get a hold of them.
I just have a rechargeable vape that I’ve had for years, still works fine. A lot of kids might not be arsed about replacing coils and buying new e-liquid so that alone would curtail a lot of kids’ usage.
I doubt he loses sleep & really gives a shit. Just lip service
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Seems like a fairly obvious statement, but yes.
Agreed, there seems to be an endemic of dodgy shops selling dodgy vapes to kids.
Let’s not forget though, that adults also like cakes and sweets. Suggesting that vape liquids are marketed towards kids because they are flavoured is also ridiculous.
It’s a good job they aren’t advertised to kids then isnt it.
Local councils not fining or closing down the shops that are selling vapes to kids is the ridiculous thing.
Did he add, ‘someone should do something’ at the end?
Now if only he was in a position to do something about it. Oh wait..
Ay, I’m 16, and I quit vaping recently. Like, yeah, no shit it’s bad. Well done, Rishi. truly a genius statement
So put them inline with other tobacco products fucking no brainer.
He’s a brave man to say this. Hopefully he gets a peerage.
It’s a simple solution, test them when they enter the country to make sure they aren’t the dodgy ones, and require licenses for shops that sell them, which are dependent on supply chain proof and no u18 sales.
Making them taste like shit will just make adults start smoking again. I know adult life in the UK is turgid and grey, but we still like nice flavours and colours. Kids don’t have a monopoly on that.
Sunak is one of those people you have to do the rolling hands motion while saying “annnnnnd?” or “sooooo…” to see if the penny drops that maybe he could suggest something to do about it rather than stating the obvious.
Usually it’s reserved for children to get them to identify a problem and then come up with a solution, but it also applies to incredibly dense politicians in this day and age. His low regulation form of governing is the source of many problems in this country.
This was a bit on Boston’s Favorite Son https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Str4yBff-o&ab_channel=rangingaway92
How many years have you had to do something about that, but wasted it on all sorts of other stupid shit.
Need to ban disposable vapes asap, I see them littering the verges everywhere and there’s no way all those heavy metals from the batteries are doing the environment any good.
And that’s why they should do to vapes what they did to tobacco/cigs, plain packaging, hidden behind shutters or in drawers and banning every flavour apart from tobacco.
So do something like we do with alcohol and start using undercover buyers to seriously fine shops selling to kids. Kids will always think vaping is cool so you need to stop them getting their hands on them to the best of your ability.
Do something about it then you useless fuck.
Honestly these politicians are as useful as a cock flavoured doorknob.
I’ve seen this come up twice now and both times mentions corner shops and/or then being by the chocolate bars. I did vape for a bit and got my juice stuff online. Never any checks other than a box and then you had your stuff, often just in the mail box no signed for or age verification like Amazon does. There’s no way these online sellers are meeting their due diligence. Unfortunately Trading Standards services and other age restriction programs have been drastically underfunded under austerity.
Yeah it’s the promotion of them which is the issue, sure.
I wholeheartedly agree with Rishi.
I’m completely fed up of seeing Elfbar ads when I’m trying to enjoy a good episode of In The Night Garden on Cbeebies!
Also (disposables) are an environmental disaster. Why not just ban them?
I know parents who have kids aged 12 years old and their kids have all used vapes.
The companies aim directly to kids. That is their market.
The vapes are in cool designs and colours with bubblegum style flavouring. They are not aimed to the retired marine going down the working man’s club for a pint.
Enforce laws to make the vape products all appear bland and boring. Grey colours and boring designs.
No flavourings at all.
And anyone that is caught selling to kids fine them ten grand.
Jeez if only he had the ability to do something about it
Oh wait… He’s the prime minister
Do something about it then bro
Where they get it from is worse. Kids used to be able to buy knives from pound shops years ago.
I see he is running short of things that he can say that are both true, and won’t rile up the party’s right wing.
They should just ban disposable vapes. There’s no reason for them to exist, they’re probably dreadful for the environment and it’s too easy for kids to get a hold of them.
I just have a rechargeable vape that I’ve had for years, still works fine. A lot of kids might not be arsed about replacing coils and buying new e-liquid so that alone would curtail a lot of kids’ usage.
I doubt he loses sleep & really gives a shit. Just lip service