Monthly Archives: June 2012

Paralysis

Posted on June 30, 2012 by the archivist

A few days back, George Soros was warning that if the latest EU summit didn’t take appropriate steps, the euro would “dissolve”. And it seems it hasn’t taken appropriate steps. Via ZeroHedge: Going into this summit we had a monetary … Continue reading →

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Et Tu, Ed

Posted on June 29, 2012 by the archivist

I can still remember the day. I’d dropped in to see an old friend of mine, and we were talking about this and that, and the subject had come round to the looming smoking ban. He became quite animated, and … Continue reading →

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Tobacco Control Tactics Launched

Posted on June 28, 2012 by the archivist

I’m delighted to announce that a new website, TobaccoControl Tactics, has just been launched. Two press releases are here. I’ve only been very peripherally involved, although the idea for the website may have been first suggested here, back at the … Continue reading →

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Our Secret Weapon

Posted on June 27, 2012 by the archivist

I was reading this reflective piece about the climate wars today, and checking off all the parallels with the tobacco wars. When you stop to think about what resources are available to us climate realists in the fight against alarmism, … Continue reading →

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The Ugly Face of Tobacco Control

Posted on June 26, 2012 by the archivist

Still in NorCal (Northern California), and responding to comments. Like this one from Chuck: Many smokers are now boarding up their windows because of increased attacks by gangs of smokerphobics roaming the streets, cars get vandalised with red X painted … Continue reading →

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Tell Us Where The Jews Live

Posted on June 25, 2012 by the archivist

That was the thought that a comment by Tom in California prompted this evening: Are you, by chance, aware of a new state law in California, that applies statewide, that states that a landlord renting to a tenant is now … Continue reading →

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Post-Normal Prop 29

Posted on June 24, 2012 by the archivist

Pretty much everybody else seems to have conceded on Prop 29, but not Stan. I just got a call from AP saying that they are calling the race for Big Tobacco. I was a little surprised that they did this … Continue reading →

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Voting No on Prop 29

Posted on June 23, 2012 by the archivist

The long slow count of mail-in votes on Proposition 29 (to add $1 tax to a packet of cigarettes) in California seems to be approaching its end, and it’s getting quite nail-biting. Currently, with about 5 million votes counted, the … Continue reading →

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MV Gaasterland

Posted on June 22, 2012 by the archivist

Chris Snowdon has a piece today – Soda is new tobacco – which mentions in passing the growing calls for a Framework Convention on Alcohol Control, modelled on the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control. He mentions the European Alcohol Policy Alliance. … Continue reading →

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Thinking Geographically

Posted on June 21, 2012 by the archivist

There are 51 million people in England, and of them, something like a quarter are smokers. I wondered this morning how many counties of England they would fill, starting at the top left corner, and working downwards, using online county … Continue reading →

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