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Occupied
Today is the tenth anniversary of starting writing my blog, of starting banging on about the smoking ban. I was wondering this morning if I’d ever stop. And I thought that I’d probably only stop if a lot more people … Continue reading
Solidarity
I almost met her at Stony Stratford. I was sat at a table with a beer and a cigarette, and she passed by my table, and said “Hi Frank,” as she sailed on by. But that’s what Stony Stratford was … Continue reading
The New Outcasts
I spent a while yesterday watching Roseanne Barr talking online to Lionel Nation, and it reminded me of the Smoky Drinky Bar and interviews that Emily and I have done. They were having the same hardware problems we have. One … Continue reading
Internecine Media War
Guardian: Alex Jones, the American conspiracy theorist who runs the InfoWars website, has been suspended from Facebook for bullying and hate speech. The suspension will last for 30 days, and affects only Jones’s personal account on the social network, not the main … Continue reading
When A Tree Falls
When a tree falls in a forest, it leaves a clearing. But pretty soon new small, fast-growing plants spring up all over the clearing. And they gradually multiply, and some of them grow taller, and after a while there’s just … Continue reading
A New Smokers’ Blog
I’m delighted to report the launch of a new smokers’ blog today: Smoking Bandits International Blog. I’m always pleased to see new smokers’ blogs appear. The more people that speak up the better. I’ll be adding it to my blogroll, … Continue reading
In Revolt
I’m in revolt. I’m in revolt against top-down government control. Specifically, I’m in revolt against smoking bans – which are almost invariably imposed by governments on their peoples. In fact, I’m in revolt against all sorts of other similar, government-generated … Continue reading
Perverse
Last night in the Smoky Drinky Bar, Joe L suggested that I back up my blog, and send it to him and Emily. I hadn’t done that before, so I straightaway went and did it, using the Export facility that … Continue reading
The Authentic and the Inauthentic
Back when I used to read newspapers, I’d always head straight for the opinion pieces and the letters pages. The rest of the newspaper was relatively uninteresting news. It was a delight to find an opinion piece by Bernard Levin … Continue reading
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