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The Righteous target the Internet.

August 26, 2010

Over at Righteous Central, aka the British Medical Journal’s sidekick ‘Tobacco Control’, they are beside themselves with excitement. They have discovered a new ‘policy vacuum’. This isn’t a device for hovering up dubious statements from Public Health Officials detailing the slow and lingering death suffered by a photogenic six year old four years after she [...]

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In every grain of Sandwell, there is the story of the future…..

August 16, 2010

We start the week with a little humdinger from the People’s Republic of Sandwell. In 2008, Sandwell was one of only three district Councils to be awarded the lowest ‘poor’ rating by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in respect of the rubbish in their streets. It is not as though they do [...]

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Britain’s ‘oldest smoker’ dies after puffing on cigarettes for 95 years

August 13, 2010

The great-great grandmother, who loved a good party, took her first puff aged seven, just after the First World War started. Throughout her life it is thought the defiant OAP, who outlived her husband, son and all of her 10 stepchildren, smoked more than 170,000 cigarettes. Mrs Langley, who made headlines at her 100th birthday [...]

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Oh the lies! The lies!

August 3, 2010

Frank Davis and Leg Iron are predicting a ban on E-cig sales based on a letter from Sussex Trading Standards written by a Helen Wade. In her letter Ms Wade said that e-cigs would be banned within 3 weeks on the say so of the Medical and Healthcare Products Advisory Agency. Of course the utterly [...]

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Result for the Righteous.

July 27, 2010

Years ago, Uncle Tom Cobbley would take off down to the local public house after his supper to enjoy his pipe and a conversation with the other allotment holders without having to mind his language in front of the ladies. The public house was the poor man’s version of the ladies ‘withdrawing room’; a haven [...]

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Just BATS!

July 15, 2010

The Government must be feeling the pinch with all these righteous folks giving up smoking. Revenues from tobacco are dropping. Justine Greening, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, has hit on a cunning plan. He has signed an agreement with British American Tobacco which requires them to make substantial annual payments to the British Government and [...]

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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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