Eamonn Butler

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Background

Eamonn Butler is the director of the Adam Smith Institute, which he co-founded with his brother, Stuart Butler, and Madsen Pirie in 1978. 1
Butler is also the vice president of the Mont Pelerin Society. 2 He sits on the Advisory Board of Nurses for Reform. 3

Pro-Tobacco

Butler is intricately linked to Forest. He is an “officer” of the “Friends of FOREST Facebook, which is run by Simon Clark of Forest. 4
He is also a columnist for The Free Society, which is also run by Forest. 5

Against Display Bans and Further Controls on Tobacco

The Letter to the Daily Telegraph

In March 2011, Butler was one of 11 signatories of a Letter to the Editor to the Daily Telegraph attacking the Government’s position on tobacco control and arguing against further restrictions.

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References

  1. ↑Adam Smith Institute, Key People, ASI website accessed April 2012
  2. ↑Eamonn Butler, Website, Accessed July 2011
  3. ↑Nurses for Reform Website, Advisory Board, Accessed July 2011
  4. ↑Facebook, Friends of Forest Facebook page Accessed July 2011
  5. ↑The Free Society, Eamonn Butler, Accessed July 2011

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