Monthly Archives: January 2010

EU War on Smokers 2

Posted on January 30, 2010 by the archivist

I’ve spent much of the day following up yesterday’s post, and learning a bit about the structure of the EU. It seems that the proposal for a 100% smoking ban came from the EU Commission in June 2009, and that … Continue reading →

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EU Declares War on Smokers

Posted on January 29, 2010 by the archivist

Thanks to a commenter, I’ve learned that the German newspaper Bild is reporting that the EU has declared war on smokers. A dossier with recommendations for the 27 member states has been released by the EU. The objective – a … Continue reading →

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Brundtland

Posted on January 28, 2010 by the archivist

With the UN IPCC besieged, its chairman Rajendra Pachauri facing calls for his resignation, and the entire AGW movement showing signs of crashing and burning, it’s perhaps a good time to take a look at one of the truly terrifying … Continue reading →

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The Debate Is Never Over

Posted on January 27, 2010 by the archivist

I’ve been spending a while reading some pro-AGW literature. In DeSmogBlog I came across Revealing the Climate Cover-up, which I reproduce in full: Democracy is utterly dependent upon an electorate that is accurately informed. In promoting climate change denial (and … Continue reading →

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Widening Climategate

Posted on January 26, 2010 by the archivist

James Delingpole writes today: AGW theory is toast. So’s Dr Rajendra Pachauri. So’s the Stern Review. So’s the credibility of the IPCC. Well, Pachauri may be toast. And so may the IPCC. But it’s far from clear, at least to … Continue reading →

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Macedonia’s Dark Hour

Posted on January 24, 2010 by the archivist

Readers will be glad to hear that Macedonia is the most recent country to adopt a modern, progressive smoking ban. In fact the ban is even more modern and progressive than the UK ban: not only can’t you smoke inside … Continue reading →

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Our Broken Society

Posted on January 23, 2010 by the archivist

While the damage done by the smoking ban is often portrayed as economic damage to pubs and clubs and cafes, it seems to me that the real damage is far greater than this, and almost entirely invisible. And this is … Continue reading →

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Divisive E-cigarettes

Posted on January 21, 2010 by the archivist

An extraordinary row has has broken out over on Taking Liberties after Simon Clark asked for comments on e-cigarettes. Various people posted up some broadly positive comments about them. But then Gregory Simonds wrote: What a load of old tosh … Continue reading →

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Tobacco Harm Reduction

Posted on January 20, 2010 by the archivist

I’ve been reading the Tobacco Harm Reduction blog that seems to have started up in October of last year. It has several authors, and many of the posts seem to be critical of rabid antismokers, and to praise Michael Siegel, … Continue reading →

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Guilty Pleasures

Posted on January 19, 2010 by the archivist

I was arguing yesterday that the righteous didn’t approve of all the things that people do in their leisure time. Eat. Drink. Smoke. Gamble. Have sex. Watch TV. The righteous, I figured, disapproved of leisure. Of idleness. The righteous think … Continue reading →

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