That was the week that was

Stories that (almost) passed unnoticed ...

1. War veteran fined £100 for smoking in hotel room
2. Pay Cyril's smoking fine fund
3. Union against hospital smoke ban
4. £1k cig butt fine ‘a bit harsh’
5. Smoking ban that exempts bars
6. MEPs: set up surveillance register

From the blogosphere ...

1. It's time to stand up for liberty (Blaney's Blarney)
2. What's all this then? (ASI)
3. Legendary cartoon banned due to smoking scenes (Cigarettes Digest)
4. Update from the chief executive of UK plc (John Redwood)
5. The Nazis versus libertarians (Letters from a Tory)
6. Nanny bans crumpet (Nanny Knows Best)

Comments

[Helen]

Freedom2choose have contributed to paying the fine for the 96 year old war veteran.

Wasn't that just disgraceful. I'd love to have a breakdown of the costs involved in the 'extra' cleaning of a room that amounts to such extortion. And the hotel actually states that it costs them nearer £200! What utter rubbish.

I never knew that opening a window cost that amount!

What's that - a 96 year old smoker, I hear the antis say. They don't exist do they, according to them?

[Colin Grainger]

A minor miracle, Helen.

This man was scheduled to shuffle off the mortal coil before he reached 76.4 years old.

This man has the chutzpah to live 20 years beyond that!

It's a sorry state when people don't die off according to the antis crappy science.

I just love it when their plans don't come together.....

[Lyn]

Well said Colin - one in the eye for the antis! Shame that they cannot count acurately otherwise they would notice that actually, there are many smokers living well beyond their prescribed age!