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Stony Stratford – The Final Ban

July 14, 2011
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Many of you will have already heard about Stony Stratford and it’s recent claim to infamy by a local councillor. No, it’s not a cock and bull story. For those of you who haven’t here is a quick run down of the situation. Paul Bartlett is a local councillor for Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire. He is [...]

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Second hand Brussels Sprouts

January 6, 2011

No, I’m not selling used Brussels Sprouts, I’m talking about second hand, third hand, and fourth hand second cigarette smoke. It’s not just the UK which has banned smoking in enclosed spaces. Ireland started it. Spain is now doing it. And now Bhutan is going to the nth degree in banning it. Soon everyone will [...]

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Eat, Drink and be Merry.

December 28, 2010

For Armageddon is just around the corner. Sorry to be so dramatic, for I did intend to write something cheerful on the first post after Christmas. By my reckoning, January 12th should be our final day on this earth – it is not global warming that we should be concerned with, nor even global cooking [...]

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Compare and Contrast.

July 1, 2010

The ‘No-Smoking in your place of work’ ban. An entirely unproven risk to potential passengers from the alleged second hand smoke that might be present in a taxi where a smoker has once sat on the seat is to be prevented by this ban. Instant action – East Dunbartonshire Council has a fleet of inspectors [...]

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Pub is the Hub-ris.

March 19, 2010

John Healey, the ‘Pubs Minister’, has today announced a paltry £4 million in aid for struggling pubs – and a 12 point action plan, which sound remarkably like Alcoholics Anonymous’ 12 step recovery plan. Complaining bitterly that ’40 pubs are closing each week’ loosing the economy ‘millions of pounds’, he is launching ‘Pub is the [...]

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Exclusive +++Nick Hogan – Without those Walls!

March 10, 2010

Nick Hogan is safely back behind bars. Not the bars which the government sought to contain him behind for failing to act as an unpaid policeman and report his customers for smoking – even when he was not on the premises to witness them to doing so – but the bars, the snug, and the [...]

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Pub Landlord Nick Hogan – Jailed over No-smoking Ban.

February 28, 2010

There has been a fair amount of comment in the blogosphere regarding the six month jail sentence given to Nick Hogan for flouting the ‘no-smoking ban’. Outrage has been duly expressed, here, there, and everywhere. Perhaps we can do better than just express outrage? Nick was actually jailed for non-payment of the fine originally imposed [...]

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