内容摘要：Highlighting the power differential between the big tech giants in the US and creatives in the UK, Kidron branded the government's plans "extraordinary".

Highlighting the power differential between the big tech giants in the US and creatives in the UK, Kidron branded the government's plans "extraordinary".

Some campaigners fear that the ban on disposable vapes which comes into effect on 1 June could see more young people turning to the stronger nicotine pouches.Johnpaul started using the pouches as a coping mechanism, and to help him get off vapes.

"It just led to another addiction," he said. "It's just an instant hit. It makes me forget my surroundings."I'm not going to say I don't enjoy that, I do, but there are still a lot more negatives to it than there are positives."Johnpaul is working with other young people to raise awareness about nicotine pouches as part of a project with the charity Fast Forward and the Skills Training Programme at West Lothian Council.

While packs contain age restriction warnings, Johnpaul says he has no problem buying them."At the moment, I really don't want to stop, but I definitely want to cut down and cut down the amount of milligrams I'm taking.

"Just keep it as low as I can, so it'll be a lot easier to quit when I feel that I'm ready to."

Lee, 16, says he and most of his friends use nicotine pouches – although he wishes he had never started.in November that she did not want to increase taxes again this Parliament.

As for borrowing, she has left herself only £9.9bn of "headroom", or leeway, against hitting her chosen fiscal rules in 2029-30 and taking on additional debt to pay for higher public sector pay would risk being on course to breach her rules.But analysts also warn that it will be far from easy to pay for higher pay through increased public sector productivity.

"If the pay recommendations come in higher than what departments have planned for, that will create a budgeting challenge," says Ben Zaranko of the IFS."If no additional funding is forthcoming, it will force ruthless prioritisation and tough choices elsewhere. Public service leaders are already being asked to find major efficiency savings, and there is a limit to what is realistic."