Oh, the tobacco excise cut is a “trial”. No doubt Costello will share the names of the public health researchers running this trial, their experimental protocol, funding, human ethics approval etc. Unless there are no researchers and she’s talking nonsense. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
The minister has defended the changes, saying she was looking at "a range of options" to help addicts.
Not *that* kind of trial. More like sneak in the change and keep it if they get away with it. If not, pretend it wasn’t ever meant to be permanent and cancel it.
My first thought. A trial has parameters.
i've already sent the OIA requesting all information on who was consulted with ahead of her decision.
Why would a trial require charging the suppliers less?Why would a trial require charging the suppliers less?
“Asked if anyone from the tobacco industry had spoken to her about the change, Costello replied: "No".” Impossible to believe a word she says.
It’s awesome that a former police officer and right-wing politician like Casey Costello gets to conduct drug-addiction experiments on the New Zealand public, go citizen science. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_C...
