Why was smoking so popular?

Moncrieff Highlights

Oct 7, 202600:13:33Society & Culture

After yesterday’s Budget 2027 announcements, cigarettes are now over €20 a pack, the highest cost in Europe. With cigarettes being pushed out of the zeitgeist more and more, some generations are looking back on smoking w...

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