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Can you point me in the direction of this "cheese energy drink"? Asking for a friend of course.

Yes, that's absolutely fair. I guess the income from tobacco duty is easily quantifiable, and the NHS do state that the cost to them directly is around £2.6bn so they are able to quantify that as well. That was my only argument really - when we can put those numbers on the table, the direct...

Yeah, sort of what I was implying. At the same time, I think realistically the only additional taxation policies that will win votes in the current climate are ones that punch up instead of down. If we heavily tax all air travel, doesn't that just widen inequality? A family on the median wage in...

The Office for Budget Responsibility says that we raise £10.4 billion in tobacco duties... So even by your calculations it is true. NB. I'm not being sarcastic or glib at all in my response FWIW, I was genuinely surprised at how much money is brought in on tobacco duties.

Completely, and as I said, I'm not advocating for letting money/income block public wellbeing and health at all. The collective benefit will always outweigh the cost. At the same time, I would like to know how the government will make up £10.4 billion of tax receipts a year (approx 1% of all...

I agree, the principle is obviously worth pursuing but the details are worth questioning. As a country we make more money in taxation on cigarettes than the NHS spends treating it (source - PoliticsJoe). Whilst the public health argument is ultimately correct, and a full smoking ban has been...