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Monthly Archives: May 2015
The Life and Death of Health Menaces
Dunno about anybody else, but while I can remember newspaper and magazine articles in the 1960s that carried warnings about smoking, I can also remember numerous warnings about the dangers of cholesterol. It was dinned into me just as much … Continue reading
Junk Science Primers
Excellent piece by Dick Puddlecote on junk science: Does anyone remember secondhand smoke, aka passive smoking?. For those with short memories, this was a ruse imagined in 1975 by Sir George Godber to promote a policy of “fostering the perception … Continue reading
The Coming EU Referendum Stitch-up
With Cameron set to call a referendum on Europe, it looks like it’s going to be a stitch-up: UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s warnings over a “stitch up” referendum have started to become reality, as it emerged today that Prime Minister … Continue reading
Drink And Smoke As Much As You Like
It’s not often that the experts come up with some good news: What is the secret to being more productive at work? As long as you get seven hours’ sleep a night you can drink and smoke as much as … Continue reading
Cigarette Pack Shouting Matches
H/T Magnetic, I thought this was a joke when I first read it: Talking cigarette packs are here. Will they make smokers butt out? Are smokers more likely to quit if their own pack of cigarettes tells them to? That’s … Continue reading
Uglifying Cigarettes
Via Chris Snowdon and Simon Clark, this story: Cigarettes could soon be produced in unpleasant colours, with health warnings emblazoned across the stick, under new proposals to make smoking unglamorous. Experts believe the white papers which traditionally encase tobacco have … Continue reading
The New Niggers
In a referendum, it seems the Irish have voted to legalise gay marriage. Frankly, I’m astonished. But then I’m not Irish (even though I have Irish ancestry). But Grandad‘s Irish: So while the 5% homosexual crowd are now rejoicing, I … Continue reading
Out Of Control
Yesterday, Edgar wrote: “I’d rephrase that, “Smokers will have to stand outside like naughty children until they learn to obey.”” A lot of people see things this way – the ‘nanny’ state, supported by finger-wagging, busybody, fake charities. Perhaps, it … Continue reading
The Marginalisation of Smokers
H/T Rose for this study: Smokers don’t vote: 11,626-person study shows marginalization of tobacco users A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research shows a new dimension to the marginalization of smokers: people … Continue reading
Global Social Disintegration
Lots of thought-provoking comments today. Nika set me thinking: I recently 100% reverse-ostracized all of my friends and family (including my only daughter and grandson) when the last one went Smoke Nazi…. This was the most intelligent and sane thing … Continue reading
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