25 years with Jim Hume

Our conversation with Jim Hume takes us back to 2011 when the ban on smoking in cars with children was introduced.
Jim shares the process of gathering evidence, launching a campaign, and introducing the proposal to ban smoking in cars with children, highlighting how the media and public supported the Bill. The impact of Scottish Parliament's devolved health powers came into play in this, as the law had to be framed as a health measure and not road safety, enforced by police, not local authorities for it to successfully be introduced.
Jim reveals that the personal loss of their mother to lung cancer was a significant motivation in supporting the Bill and reflected on how a generational shift in awareness about the dangers of smoking alongside MSPs working proactively on health-related issues and collaborate with stakeholders can make Scotland a healthier place.