More evidence of the the "tartan taliban"

Dorothy-Grace Elder, former SNP MSP, appeared on Politics Now (ITV Scotland) last night. Alongside her was Brian Monteith (above), representing The Free Society. (That's two pictures of Brian on this blog this week!)

Discussing the tobacco display ban, announced earlier in the day by the Scottish government's public health minister Shona Robison (SNP), Elder was very funny, talking of the "Tartan Taliban" and calling "wee Shona Robison" the "minister for misery". See the last ten minutes of the programme HERE.

Brian has also written about the ban in his Edinburgh Evening News column today. He writes:

There is no reliable evidence that this will make any difference to young people buying cigarettes – even the anti-tobacco campaign group ASH has admitted this. It’s all about denormalising smoking – making smokers feel guilty, turning them into pariahs that people shun.

We will be left with the situation where tobacco MUST be hidden in the newsagents - but pornographic magazines will be on display. Common sense doesn’t come into it – drunk on power, bullies don’t care what anyone thinks.

Tell me this. If the display of tobacco is the reason that young people smoke cigarettes, why is it that so many of our youth take cannabis, cocaine and heroin?

Full article HERE.

Comments

[Bill Gibson]

This has nothing to do with Youth Smoking or Health but has everything to do with the Control of the People.. Check out Global Governance.

http://sovereignty.net/

and

http://www.globalgovernancewatch.org/recent_developments/from-nanny-state-to-nanny-un-who-strategy-paves-way-for-global-governance-of-national-health-policies