UK Cabinet Secretary advocates vaping, posts revealing chart

[Bill Godshall]

Sir Jeremy Haywood: How the Nudge unit threw light on lighting up
How the Nudge unit threw light on lighting up | Civil Service

“There are many examples of where a potential solution to a policy problem is not what you first might expect. This is why I was so interested to learn about the rise of e-cigarettes, which haven’t been developed by government but might provide some answer to one of the greatest challenges we face… E-cigarettes are a promising avenue to explore because, although they are not risk-free, they are likely to present a fraction of the risk of smoking…;E-cigarettes are now the most successful product at helping people to quit smoking, and the evidence shows that almost all users of e-cigarettes are current or former smokers”

My attempt to post the chart (from the weblink above) wasn't successful, but I found a slightly different version of the chart that was posted at
Investors Chronicle - Chart of the Day: Smoking in modern Britain

 

[Kent C]

Bill - straight 'right click - "copy" on graph, and 'right click' - "paste" worked. Also right click >properties> highlight 'address'>copy, then using the image icon here (right of the smiley face icon)> paste in box and 'insert' works.

 

[jwbnyc]

Sir Jeremy Haywood: How the Nudge unit threw light on lighting up
How the Nudge unit threw light on lighting up | Civil Service

“There are many examples of where a potential solution to a policy problem is not what you first might expect. This is why I was so interested to learn about the rise of e-cigarettes, which haven’t been developed by government but might provide some answer to one of the greatest challenges we face… E-cigarettes are a promising avenue to explore because, although they are not risk-free, they are likely to present a fraction of the risk of smoking…;E-cigarettes are now the most successful product at helping people to quit smoking, and the evidence shows that almost all users of e-cigarettes are current or former smokers”

My attempt to post the chart (from the weblink above) wasn't successful, but I found a slightly different version of the chart that was posted at
Investors Chronicle - Chart of the Day: Smoking in modern Britain

Jeremy is obviously laboring under the misapprehension that his job is to make peoples lives better.

Hopefully no one comes along to disabuse him of this notion.

 

[DC2]

Those numbers don't seem to add up to 100% but maybe I'm just having a stupid moment?

 

[nicnik]

Those numbers don't seem to add up to 100% but maybe I'm just having a stupid moment?

It confused me, until I realized it must mean that 11.82% of smokers have used e-cigarettes, 4.83% of ex-smokers, etc.

 

[DC2]

It must, because it wouldn't make any sense otherwise.
And the graph title is very poorly worded.