In 2021, New Zealand announced it would become the first country in the world to outlaw cigarettes for the younger generation, by raising the age of sale year-on-year. How has the country adapted to these radical changes - and could the UK follow suit?

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Guests:

Bridie Witton, political reporter at Stuff.co.nz
Robert West, Professor of Health Psychology and Director of Tobacco Studies at University College London.

Host: David Aaronovitch.

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