Tag Archives: Stony Stratford

Strange Meeting

Posted on April 27, 2018 by

Tomorrow’s going to be a big day. It’ll be a bit like Stony Stratford, when smokers ( and maybe one or two non-smokers) travelled across England to protest against a proposed street smoking ban. For tomorrow a bunch of smokers … Continue reading →

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Idle Conversation

Posted on July 16, 2017 by

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the day in 2011 when some 200 people showed up in Stony Stratford to protest against Councillor Paul Bartlett’s proposed street smoking ban. I drove across England to get there, with my home-made placard … Continue reading →

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7 PM Happy Hour in the Smoky Drinky Bar

Posted on June 22, 2017 by

This morning I’ve been reviewing the events of the last few days, during which smokers have been meeting up in the Smoky Drinky Bar. I’ve been reminded once again of one of the last occasions when smokers met up, at … Continue reading →

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Plain and Not-so-plain Packaging

Posted on June 5, 2014 by

I was a bit surprised that the Queen’s Speech made no mention of so-called “plain packaging”. Perhaps it had something to do with this: Rebel Conservative MPs have accused their own party of running a nanny state Government over plans … Continue reading →

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The Pied Piper

Posted on June 18, 2013 by

H/T Harley for Peter Hitchens’ Revenge of the Fruitcakes in American Spectator. It’s a perceptive article about Nigel Farage and the rise of UKIP. As Hitchens sees it, British conservatives have finally woken up to the fact that David Cameron … Continue reading →

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Mainstream Myopia

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

There’s an interesting article in the Telegraph about Nigel Farage: “I can’t stand Cameron,” says Farage, witheringly, through a miasma of cigarette smoke. “He’s shallow, nobody trusts a word he says. I respect people with different opinions that are sincerely … Continue reading →

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Banquo’s Ghost

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

With a US Presidential election just days away, I ought to be interested in it. In the past, I’ve almost always been more interested in US elections than UK or EU elections. I guess that was probably because I regarded … Continue reading →

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