This week ASH Wales were denied entry into an event hosted by Japanese Tobacco International, in the Senedd. The tobacco giant was invited to hold a conference by the Conservative Darren Millar MS. We believe a tobacco company should not be allowed to host conference in a building committed to the health of Wales. Had we had been allowed to attend, here is what we would have asked organisers.

🚬 Smoking in front of a ‘No Smoking’ sign? Dua Lipa's March 2025 photos are a striking example of how cigarettes appear in celebrity culture. ASH Wales' research found no identified tobacco partnership. So when does smoking become part of the aesthetic, and why does that matter?








