School report
Yet another “survey” cropped up during the week. One in three drinkers has binged on alcohol in the past year, while one in five does so at least once a week, according to a new survey. Reading on…. Binge drinking … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Alcohol
Shaming the Irish again
Once again we have to be “world leaders”. I’m not sure what this fascination is with “leading the world”. It is to our eternal shame that we were the first to introduce a nationwide smoking ban and now we are … Continue reading →
Following the tobacco template
There is yet another bill worming its way through our legislative process. This one is the “The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill” which proposes all the crap that us smokers know so well – warning labels, advertising bans, doors of shame … Continue reading →
Sweet theft
The first day of May and a new “sin tax” hits the lowest paid. Yes, today is the first day of the sugar tax, or the soda tax or whatever you want to call it. Leastwise the powers that be … Continue reading →
The sins of the few
It baffles me that society is so tolerant of the Bully State. They spin us this line that we are heading for an “obesity crisis” [which by the evidence of my own eyes is a load of crap] and slap … Continue reading →
