Forest, pro-smoking … seriously?!

Written By Simon Clark

The weekly Institute of Economic Affairs’ newsletter features a nice tribute to Russell Lewis who has died, aged 95.

As I wrote last week Russell was briefly acting general director of the IEA in 1992.

In a long career he was also a founder member and chairman (1958-59) of the Bow Group, director of the Conservative Political Centre and a member of The Freedom Association Council.

Curiously however the IEA tribute adds:

Less seriously, Russell was the author of two joke books, and a non-executive director of Forest, the pro-smoking group chaired by Ralph Harris.  

‘Less seriously’, ‘pro-smoking’ …

With friends like that who needs enemies?!!

Simon Clark
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