You can’t use e-cigarettes on public transport or in most workplaces in the UK but there is a fresh call to lift this ban. It’s a non-starter, says Lara Williams
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E-cigarettes and vaping started out as a more palatable aid to stop smoking than nicotine-laced chewing gum, hypnosis or sticking nicotine patches on your upper arms.
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However, what began as a surrogate for smoking has since hatched its own entirely independent culture and identity, with vaping now very much mainstream. And while smoking tobacco was deliberately portrayed as a “nasty habit” to be discouraged, members of parliament in the UK are actively urging rules around e-cigarettes be relaxed, for it be acceptable in more places.
Last week, the House …