tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post8134996511441983321..comments2024-02-01T09:25:16.606+00:00Comments on Bubb's Blog: More Attacks on charity!Sir Stephen Bubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575202213305419556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post-33945233267572966982011-01-30T11:34:52.898+00:002011-01-30T11:34:52.898+00:00Action on Smoking and Health's (ASH) behaviour...Action on Smoking and Health's (ASH) behaviour can often be called into question. For example their raison d'etre is to reduce smoking in this country. If you go to their website they extol the virtues of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) which has a "success" rate of =/< 5%, while electronic cigarettes are 63% and the Allen Carr books and clinics 53%. If you visit their website these ways are not mentioned at all, why? <br /><br />In 2001 the then head of ASH Clive Bates wrote to GlaxoSmithKline the NRT manufacturer admitting that they had solicited the NHS for it to adopt GSKs products and not only that actually own shares in GSK.<br /><br />You maybe aware the Labour government has passed the tobacco display ban being reviewed by the Conservative party. That is tobacco products in shops are to be covered up. In the 2nd URL are emails obtained under an FOI request documenting how ASH, Cancer Research and the Department of Health (DoH) presented the cost to shops. Basically Parliament was grievously misled on the true cost. They quoted £120-£200 which is the cost of a temporary solution, while the permanent solution is £2,800. The figure of £2,800 while being told in plain English in writing was never communicated to Parliament.<br /><br />ASH is the fake charity I know best and can document their political advocacy and questionable tactics in depth, I am sure there are many others who fit the bill too based on my experience of ASH.<br /><br /><br /> http://www.data-yard.net/science/payoffs/ash.pdf<br /><br />http://velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com/2010/07/dark-market-redux.htmlLarge Melot Pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791208850153972310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post-79136641747346284612011-01-30T11:13:43.272+00:002011-01-30T11:13:43.272+00:00If life was that simple. My objection to state fun...If life was that simple. My objection to state funding of charities is that it is an oxymoron, this is not private philanthropy but a waste of taxpayer's money for often with dubious intended and unintended consequences. Many charities such as Action on Smoking and Health are funded partly by the Department of Health (DoH) to er...lobby the DoH for more smoking restrictions. That is an appalling conflict of interests. Kamall and me are not the only ones who have this worry, there is a website called Fake Charities which documents the abuse of taxpayers money. <br /><br />Conflicts of interest: By sheer coincidence me and Syed are colleagues at the Progressive Conservatives the classical liberal arm of the Conservative Party. I saw this post on his Facebook page.<br /><br /><br />http://fakecharities.org/Large Melot Pleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791208850153972310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post-38999180503426609372011-01-26T16:58:36.067+00:002011-01-26T16:58:36.067+00:00You're on fire Sir Bubb. So glad to see you ad...You're on fire Sir Bubb. So glad to see you advocating for us.<br />Great job.SchlessisMOREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484026067357564851noreply@blogger.com