Doctors brand LGPS tobacco investment as 'unethical'

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Doctors are urging local government pension schemes to ditch their investments in tobacco companies because they are "unethical" and lead to the death of thousands.

NHS health campaigners said the millions of pounds ploughed into cigarette manufacturers from local government pension funds are keeping tobacco firms afloat and should no longer form part of a cou...

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