Kiran Sidhu

    Kiran is a tobacco harm reduction fellow for Filter. She is a writer and journalist who has written for publications including the Guardian, the Telegraph, I Paper and the Times, among many others. Her book, I Can Hear the Cuckoo, was published by Gaia in 2023. She lives in Wales.

    Kiran’s fellowship was previously supported by an independently administered tobacco harm reduction scholarship from Knowledge-Action-Change—an organization that has separately provided restricted grants and donations to Filter.

    Why I Report on Tobacco Harm Reduction

    Tobacco harm reduction, which I’ve been covering as a journalist for a couple of ...

    Difference in Vapers’ Respiratory Symptoms Vs. Non-Vapers Is Minimal

    Vaping does not produce clinically important respiratory symptoms, indicates a new international study. Significantly, ...

    Why Is England Missing Its “Smoke Free” Target?

    England will miss its “smoke free” target by nearly a decade, a leading charity, ...

    What Older Vapers Think of Youth-Vaping Panic

    Globally, youth vaping and its supposed health impacts have dominated public discussion and driven ...

    “Dual Use” of Vapes and Cigarettes Is Unfairly Maligned

    Dual use, referring to people who smoke and vape concurrently, is a phenomenon often ...

    The UK Will Ban Disposable Vapes From June 2025

    Disposable vapes will be banned in the United Kingdom in 2025, in a bid ...

    Irish Government Uses EU Urgency Procedure to “Ram Through” Vape Tax

    Ireland’s government has cynically “rammed through” a move to impose heavy taxes on vape ...