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Well the changes have certainly been rung since I last sat down to write my column and frankly stand outside to have a cigar. It seems too be a little to early to tell what the long term effects will be of the smoking ban will have on retailers, but certainly there was a little drop in sales – this...

By Rob Allanson from Issue 12 published on 12/09/2007

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Well this is it, despite months of ‘will they won’t they’, the most draconian of anti-smoking measures is about to envelop the entire country – a total ban. However, thanks to ITPAC and others’ tireless campaigning, it looks like an exemption has been made for the specialist tobacconists to allow s...

By Rob Allanson from Issue 11 published on 11/05/2007

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So here you are, my first column taking over at Cigar Buyer, and what a time to take the reins. Imminent legislation looming on the horizon for England and Wales, Scotland already deep in the grip of a smoking ban, and what can I tell you about the industry at the moment? One thing is for certain,...

By Rob Allanson from Issue 10 published on 22/11/2006

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It is heartening to hear that there is life after a smoking ban for retailers, as in the case of Robert Graham featured in this issue. But it is also important that the battle to squeeze out every concession from the authorities continues apace so that cigar retailers can continue to run legitimate...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 8 published on 20/05/2006

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In Britain, when football managers get something wrong, the fans have a habit of chanting “you don’t know what you’re doing.” This month we’ve been aiming the insult at the British Government. Over the issue of smoking in public places, it has acted with the sort of panic you expect from a pen of s...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 6 published on 11/11/2005

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Where does the time go? I find it remarkable that a year has gone by since I was listening to the great Freddie Truman recounting tales of cricket tours in India at the Association of Independent Tobacco Sellers annual exhibition dinner. But here we are, the football season underway, the end of sum...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 5 published on 15/09/2005

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Shortly before we departed for Havana for the Whisky and Cigar Challenge we heard the news that Fidel Castro had decided to ban smoking in public places. But if the ban had come in to force there was scant evidence of it during our stay. Perhaps the ban had been suspended for the cigar festival, o...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 4 published on 10/05/2005

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And so to plan B… Last issue we argued that we should encourage an alliance of smokers and tolerant non smokers to protect us from the ‘ban it at all costs’ lobby. Since then Scotland has gone for a total smoking ban and the ‘against’ lobby has become emboldened. So it’s time for a change of tactic...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 3 published on 01/05/2005

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Democracy is a Holy Grail of a word, regularly offered up to us, unreservedly and unchallenged, as an elixir that we all should strive for. But is it really all it’s cracked up to be? Nobody ever challenges its importance, but what if majority rule means oppression of a sizeable minority? And what ...

By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 2 published on 01/11/2004

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Welcome to Cigar Buyer, the new magazine for and about the UK cigar trade.

Welcome to Cigar Buyer, the new magazine for and about the UK cigar trade. The cigar business is buoyant - in news you will see new shops opening, tastings is filled with product launches, and new cigar bars open monthly. Whether you are a retailer, run a bar, produce or import cigars or carry cigar...

By Damian Riley-Smith from Issue 1 published on 01/06/2004



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	Cigar Buyer section From the Editor From the Editor Well the changes have certainly been rung since I last sat down to write my column and frankly stand outside to have a cigar. It seems too be a little to early to tell what the long term effects will be of the smoking ban will have on retailers, but certainly there was a little drop in sales – this... By Rob Allanson from Issue 12 published on 12/09/2007 From the Editor Well this is it, despite months of ‘will they won’t they’, the most draconian of anti-smoking measures is about to envelop the entire country – a total ban. However, thanks to ITPAC and others’ tireless campaigning, it looks like an exemption has been made for the specialist tobacconists to allow s... By Rob Allanson from Issue 11 published on 11/05/2007 From the Editor So here you are, my first column taking over at Cigar Buyer, and what a time to take the reins. Imminent legislation looming on the horizon for England and Wales, Scotland already deep in the grip of a smoking ban, and what can I tell you about the industry at the moment? One thing is for certain,... By Rob Allanson from Issue 10 published on 22/11/2006 From the Editor It is heartening to hear that there is life after a smoking ban for retailers, as in the case of Robert Graham featured in this issue. But it is also important that the battle to squeeze out every concession from the authorities continues apace so that cigar retailers can continue to run legitimate... By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 8 published on 20/05/2006 From the editor In Britain, when football managers get something wrong, the fans have a habit of chanting “you don’t know what you’re doing.” This month we’ve been aiming the insult at the British Government. Over the issue of smoking in public places, it has acted with the sort of panic you expect from a pen of s... By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 6 published on 11/11/2005 From the editor Where does the time go? I find it remarkable that a year has gone by since I was listening to the great Freddie Truman recounting tales of cricket tours in India at the Association of Independent Tobacco Sellers annual exhibition dinner. But here we are, the football season underway, the end of sum... By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 5 published on 15/09/2005 From the Editor Shortly before we departed for Havana for the Whisky and Cigar Challenge we heard the news that Fidel Castro had decided to ban smoking in public places. But if the ban had come in to force there was scant evidence of it during our stay. Perhaps the ban had been suspended for the cigar festival, o... By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 4 published on 10/05/2005 From the Editor And so to plan B… Last issue we argued that we should encourage an alliance of smokers and tolerant non smokers to protect us from the ‘ban it at all costs’ lobby. Since then Scotland has gone for a total smoking ban and the ‘against’ lobby has become emboldened. So it’s time for a change of tactic... By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 3 published on 01/05/2005 From the Editor Democracy is a Holy Grail of a word, regularly offered up to us, unreservedly and unchallenged, as an elixir that we all should strive for. But is it really all it’s cracked up to be? Nobody ever challenges its importance, but what if majority rule means oppression of a sizeable minority? And what ... By Dominic Roskrow from Issue 2 published on 01/11/2004 From the Editor Welcome to Cigar Buyer, the new magazine for and about the UK cigar trade. Welcome to Cigar Buyer, the new magazine for and about the UK cigar trade. The cigar business is buoyant - in news you will see new shops opening, tastings is filled with product launches, and new cigar bars open monthly. Whether you are a retailer, run a bar, produce or import cigars or carry cigar... By Damian Riley-Smith from Issue 1 published on 01/06/2004

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