Meet the 'reluctant' hero behind the protest against tobacco ban
As the ban on tobacco sales drags into its third month, fed-up smokers are expected to protest in their thousands this week. The opposition has coalesced around Duncan Napier, who had no idea what he was starting, writes Paul Ash
31 May 2020 - 00:00
Duncan Napier, the accidental hero of the smokers' rights movement, gave up cigarettes in 2004...
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