The poetry that most moved my father, as it has most moved me, was that of Heine, with its aspiration for the beautiful and the bitter revulsion which comes as the poet sees far too clearly the horrible contrast of that which is with that which he would like to believe
The counterculture allegedly rejected the postwar suburban ideal, everything from the domestic roles of women to consumer culture
Benjamin Franklin once said: "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Yet we have a tax that could prevent hundreds of millions of premature deaths
Ashley Gould from Public Health Wales (PHW) said: "You can buy bubblegum, candyfloss, jam doughnut flavour e-cigarettes and they are only aimed at one audience - and that's about recruiting children." PHW said while the health risks associated with e-cigarettes were significantly lower than cigarettes "they are not without risk." It said the potential risks were: Mimicking smoking a cigarette, which could play a role in normalising smoking behaviour May reduce the likelihood of smokers quitting by displacing proven methods Potentially acting as a gateway to tobacco use The potential benefits e-cigarettes can have on smokers were also identified, external
