cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/13758125

Rishi Sunak suffers blow to his authority as 57 of his own MPs vote against his plan and over 100 abstain

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  • mannycalavera@feddit.uk
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    3 months ago

    I can respect the position that it's the individual's right to choose to smoke if that's what you're getting at?

    But I'd love for that to come with the individual's responsibility to take care of their own health care for smoking related issues. I don't particularly want to be paying for the (poor) health choices of smokers that disproportionately clogg up our NHS. I totally accept that is a rather radical idea and hard to enforce which is why I am in favour of phasing out smoking in the way suggested by this bill.

    https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-public-health/2023

    I'd much rather spend public money on making it easier and cheaper to access a proper gym and get people hooked on exercise instead.