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”Remember, remember, the fifth of November”. It’s #BonfireNight in the UK tonight 🎇🎆. But @mjflepage argues we need to ban the sale of all fireworks to the public right now. Why would he say such a thing? 👇 newscientist.com/article/222208… #GuyFawkesNight
In England alone, more than 4000 people – half of them under 18 – were treated at accident and emergency departments for fireworks injuries in 2017 gov.scot/publications/f…
These injuries, typically to the hands, face and eyes, can be life-changing – such as the loss of fingers and sight newscientist.com/article/mg1361…
Many more people might be harmed in a more subtle way by the smoke. The colour of fireworks is typically due to the metals they contain, and many of these metals are known to affect the body newscientist.com/article/mg2002…
.@mjflepage thinks we should be more radical: with an outright ban on sales of fireworks to private individuals. And it does seem he’s not alone: the Scottish government say 87% of people want a ban and a @YouGov survey found 71% support tighter controls bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…
Do you agree with @mjflepage? Should the sale of fireworks to the public be banned?newscientist.com/article/222208…
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