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Tag Archives: psycho-antis
Plague Years
From time to time I am struck by the sheer enormity of the Tobacco Control crusade. In the view of Tobacco Control, there is a ‘tobacco epidemic’ in progress. In the Foreword of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, it … Continue reading
Revolution From Above
Back to plain packaging again, this time in response to a comment by Junican: If fag packets, by law, are standardised at ‘regular king size’ to start with, and then, in, say, two years time, are reduced in length by … Continue reading
Pat Nurse v. Amanda Sandford
Indirectly prompted by Pat Nurse, I was just going to find out ( and transcribe) a bit of what Amanda Sandford had said on Radio 5 a few days back – but ended up transcribing more or less the whole … Continue reading
Tobacco Display Ban
A tobacco display ban has come into force in my local Co-op. Was 1 March the date it was supposed to start? The shelves behind the counter had been covered over by a couple of black sliding doors with “Ask … Continue reading
The Indifferent Antismokers
Several other people have covered this one already. Anti-smoking campaigns and laws have turned smokers into a despised underclass, a study by a Department of Health adviser warned yesterday. It said smokers have come to be seen as disgusting and … Continue reading
Wanton, Wicked Cruelty
Why aren’t there more doctors who will speak up like this? Perhaps because most of them aren’t retired? H/T Belinda for this letter in the Irish Times: Sir, – I have never smoked, but as a retired hospital doctor I … Continue reading
More Defamations
Another hat tip to the Moose. He’s got a whole bunch of them. I suppose these bastards must think they’re untouchable or something.
Siegel’s Lessons Unlearned
In recent days, a few people have been pointing me to Michael Siegel’s Rest of the Story for some comments about smoking bans on university campuses (which I’ve been hearing about on and off for years). I hardly frequent his … Continue reading
ODD
H/T Pat Nurse in the comments for this Off The Grid News article: Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest addition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual … Continue reading
It’s Not About Health
The more I think about smoking bans and the War on Smokers, the more I think it’s got nothing to do with health. I’m very far from being the first person to say this. Quite a few people seem to … Continue reading
