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What kind of people have we become?4th February 2012
From the Telegraph - Churchill would be dismayed by modern Britain’s capitulation to jackboot egalitarians. Full article and comments here.
What kind of people have we become? »
'Smoke shop' to be opened in South Lakes7th January 2012
A campaigner plans to open a pro-smoking shop in Cumbria to support his bid to get the law changed.
Steven Simon is moving to the Lake District and hopes to obtain a lease for a small unit to sell T-shirts promoting his campaign while offering a place for smokers to meet and chat.
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Landlords urged to short-change customers11th December 2011
Cash-strapped pub landlords are being accused of 'under-filling' pints in the battle to remain profitable in the face of the economic downturn.
A spokesman for the British Beer and Pub Association said that with pub closures currently running at 14 a week, publicans were under increasing financial pressure.
Perhaps someone should tell them the real reason for the closures?
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Time to rethink the smoking ban?1st November 2011
The need for the Government to intervene to save the pub industry has been stressed by MEP Paul Nuttall.
''There is no simple answer but it is certainly time to re-think the smoking ban which has taken 20 per cent off pub takings.''
''Across Northern Europe common sense is prevailing and pubs and restaurants are now allowed to provide a separate smoking room. This is exactly what should be happening here, it would make such a difference,'' said Mr Nuttall.
Time to rethink the smoking ban? »
e-petition22nd September 2011
TV chef and publican Antony Worrall Thompson has launched an e-petition calling on the government to review the smoking ban. If an e-petition gets at least 100,000 signatures, it will be eligible for debate in the House of Commons.
Follow the link to sign.
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Smoking is drug taking and should be banned?28th August 2011
A leading anti-doping expert is recommending that nicotine be added to the list of banned substances for sportsmen.
He claims to have extensive evidence that nicotine is a stimulant that can be used to boost athletes' performance.
As one person comments: ''Strange, in every other campaign to ban smoking it is portrayed as opposite to performance enhancing''. Wonder what they'll want to ban next on that premise. Lucozade perhaps. Well it's advertised as: ''Everything you need to perform at your peak''.
Smoking is drug taking and should be banned? »
Smoking may be banned in public parks9th August 2011
The ban on smoking in public places is set to be extended to parks and cars.
It emerged yesterday that local councils are planning to use new laws to create ‘zero-tolerance’ zones similar to those in some parts of America.
Wonder how they propose to police this ban in these cash-strapped times? Employ more people with ridiculous titles?
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Should smoking in public places be banned?27th July 2011
A proposed smoking ban in a UK town has sparked a debate over smoking in public places.
Martin Dockrell, of ASH, says: ''The more young people see smoking as something that most grown-ups do, the more they will want to smoke themselves''. This from a group that helped get smokers forced out of pubs and onto the streets.
Should smoking in public places be banned? »
Campaign fighting for rethink over smoking ban28th June 2011
Campaigners who say the ban on lighting up is threatening the future of traditional pubs will be taking their case for relaxing the law to Westminster tomorrow. The Save Our Pubs and Clubs campaign has prepared a report which claims traditional inner city pubs have suffered the most since the introduction of the ban four years ago this week. They want the law to be revised to allow separate ventilated smoking rooms in bars and clubs and are holding a reception at the House of Commons tomorrow, lobbying MPs to garner support.
Campaign fighting for rethink over smoking ban »
Giggs's nemsis fumes over ban29th May 2011
Fresh from reducing Ryan Giggs’s injunction to a pile of ashes, Lib Dem MP John Hemming is lending his support to another campaign calling for urgent changes to the smoking ban. From the Express,where you can comment.
Giggs's nemsis fumes over ban »
10 year old article sparks medical row9th May 2011
From the Guardian. Senior doctors have accused the BBC of being ''breathtakingly irresponsible'' and damaging public health by advising readers on its website how to make roll-up cigarettes. What the Guardian and the good doctors fail to mention is that the article is 10 years old. This has provoked some interesting comments, such as:
''Listen up, doc. YOUR stastement implies that the beeb has done something illegal. All it's done is something that displeases you. Your self-opinion aside, you will be tolerated for saying that this showed poor judgement and you will not be tolerated for casting yourself as the Fist of God and claliming authority on the matter''. And: ''Oh dear god this is hilarious. A ten year old article, on a known offshoot of the BBCs site that has it's origins in the Hitchhikers Guide of all things and is essentially a crowd sourced light hearted 'how to survive life' site, that merely offers a method of rolling up a cigarette. And they want it banned''. You can add your own comments here.
10 year old article sparks medical row »
Belfast airport charges £1 for a pre-flight smoke3rd May 2011
Bosses at Belfast International Airport came under fire last night after introducing a £1 charge for smokers who take a puff before they board their flight.
Bosses at the airport were slammed for introducing the controversial charge.
Another moneymaking scam at the expense of smokers?
Have your say here.
Belfast airport charges £1 for a pre-flight smoke »
Tobacco display ban triumph for nanny state4th April 2011
From Philip Davies MP: ''As a non-smoking believer in freedom, I believe that Andrew Lansley’s introduction of a tobacco display ban is a prime example of gesture politics of the worst kind and a triumph for the nanny state. Not only is the decision a U-turn on both the Conservative and Liberal Democrats' pre-election commitments, but it is also completely at odds with David Cameron’s ‘war’ on bureaucracy and a betrayal of small businesses at a time of economic hardship''. Read more and comment here.
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Another 'puritan' move10th March 2011
Cigarettes will have to be kept under shop counters under another extension of England's tough anti-smoking laws. But industry groups and some politicians said the Government’s proposals, announced on No Smoking Day, smacked of the nanny state and would increase the burden on shopkeepers.
Another 'puritan' move »
Anti-smoking aggression moves up another gear3rd March 2010
From Big Brother Watch. Tendring District Council, working in conjunction with Essex Police, have erected roadblocks across the north of the country in order to pull over drivers to crack down on those smoking in company cars. According an article in The Times, ''Council wardens and uniformed Police officers will check inside vehicles for 'ashtrays' and the 'smell of smoke'''. Those ''criminals'' found to have smoked in their vehicles will face a fixed-penalty fine of £50 or could be taken to court and handed a £200 fine.
When will this anti-smoker hysteria stop?
Have the Police genuinely got nothing better to do than harrass people having a fag on their way to work? Sadly, it appears they do not.
Anti-smoking aggression moves up another gear »
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