UK to leave EU

[madog]

From what you've given, the "findings" are based of self reporting surveys and studies done on small groups (the largest single group was 43 people) with no controls and no longitudinal data (i.e. the studies lasted a couple of weeks and no more). Frankly when findings are made of stuff this sketchy, they should be discarded.

Anyway to get back to the substance of the matter, why do you say the EU is a dictatorship when it is unwilling to listen to bad science?

The USA have "freedom of Speech" the ECHR have "freedom of expression" basically both have the same objectives ...

Both protect commercial advertising to a lesser extent than political speech (note the protection is even greater in the USA), however it is still protected for very good reasons ... advertising can be broken down into 3 

(1) political expression, which enjoys the highest protection.

(2) commercial expression, which enjoys the lowest protection (e.g. “purely commercial” advertising).

(3) A third category of expression is the so­called mixed expression (which enjoys nearly the same as political expression), including both commercial and 
noncommercial statements.

Once you accept that any form of free speech can be banned without "Established" grounds it is a slippery slope.

How would you feel about banning commercial advertising on say Condoms because the authority can show it may cause a reaction from the silicone or the lubricant. Just based on opinions that have not been established?

Note the EU made the regulations against the recommendations of their own experts ... The evidence has been growing against their opinions since (including many Lords, Public Health UK, etc etc).... however that the discussion is still being debated shows the grounds have not been "Established"

Note I am a smoker not a vaper, and I am only concerned with the advertising ban ....