http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog.aspx en http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/some-good-news.aspx Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:46:25 +1000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/some-good-news.aspx HM Revenue and Customs recently published their latest report on the market share of illegal tobacco. The results are good news. Illegal cigarettes now make up an average of 10 per cent of the total number of cigarettes smoked in the UK, do... http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/flooding-the-streets-with-a-deadly-product.aspx Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:49:39 +1000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/flooding-the-streets-with-a-deadly-product.aspx I have just read about the recent case of a North East man put behind bars for 'flooding the streets of South Tyneside' with illegal cigarettes. The man at the centre of the story was involved in an organised chain of criminal activity in whi... http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/do-we-want-our-kids-to-be-boozed-up.aspx Wed, 04 May 2011 14:22:17 +1000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/do-we-want-our-kids-to-be-boozed-up.aspx I've just been looking through lots of reports on cases of illegal tobacco being found and it's amazing how many people involved are also selling cheap - and often counterfeit - booze. Do we want our kids to be encouraged to get drunk as the ... http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/the-lengths-they'll-go-to.aspx Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:33:43 +0000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/the-lengths-they'll-go-to.aspx Just been reading about a couple of guys who threw away nearly £70,000 when they were spotted unloading boxes supposedly filled with flowers, but which actually contained illegal tobacco. They tossed the cash over a garden wall then told HMRC... http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/dozens-of-calls-to-crimestoppers---thanks!.aspx Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:17:26 +0000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/dozens-of-calls-to-crimestoppers---thanks!.aspx You might have heard our latest radio ads, seen beermats in pubs, read stories in your local papers etc asking people to call Crimestoppers if they're worried about illegal tobacco being sold in their area. The good news is that dozens of peo... http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/it's-not-the-ice-cream-'good-guys'-we-need-to-worry-about.aspx Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:26:58 +0000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/it's-not-the-ice-cream-'good-guys'-we-need-to-worry-about.aspx An ice cream vendor has strongly expressed the view that we're giving her trade a bad name by highlighting that some ice cream vans have been found to sell illegal tobacco. The reality is that the great majority of vans are run by decent and ... http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/why-foreign-packs-need-a-health-warning-(1).aspx Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:44:24 +0000 http://www.get-some-answers.co.uk/blog/why-foreign-packs-need-a-health-warning-(1).aspx All tobacco is bad for you, but there are hidden dangers with a lot of the illegal tobacco on offer. Many of the packs being sold after being smuggled in from overseas either don't have any health warnings at all or the warnings are in foreig...