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
By paul ash AND Paul Ash

Duncan Napier, the accidental hero of the smokers' rights movement, gave up cigarettes in 2004.

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