Angry French tobacconists are mounting a protest campaign against government moves to force cigarette companies to use plain, unbranded packaging.<br /><br /> Hundreds of them marched through the streets of Paris claiming they will lose money if the legislation is introduced next year.<br /><br /> carrot protest<br /><br /> Besides organising a petition of support they have already dumped tones of carrots – representing the cigarette motif seen promoting French tobacconist shops – outside the ruling Socialist party’s HQ. <br /><br /> French tobacconists dump carrots outside ruling party HQ http://t.co/B22GTEjU4V— Jack Steinmann (@jacksteinmann) July 23, 2015<br /><br /> They have also been sabotaging speed cameras by “hooding” them in a symbolic “cover up” that they say deprives the government of money in the same way that anti-smoking legislation will reduce tobacco sales.<br /><br /> plain packaging<br /><br /> The packet design at the centre of the dispute has already been adopted in Australia. Sixty-five percent of it will be taken up with health
