An uncivil war
I read a piece over at ‘Facts Do Matter’ and it got me onto a train of thought. Why is there friction between Smokers, Vapers and those new kids on the block – the Heat not Burn [Scorchers?] crowd? It … Continue reading →
The mad wolf in sheep’s clothing
Do the anti-smokers actually believe in the crap they come up with? Their latest piece of garbage is a case in point – HIKING the price of cigarettes to almost £20 a pack could save millions of lives, experts said … 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 →
Funding fossils
Last night I read a good piece over at That Got Me Thinking. Before I link to it, he in turn links to an archived radio interview with our Great Friend Luke Clancy. The link is awkward [it involves tracking … Continue reading →
When is a crime not a crime?
Yesterday I came across a piece. Gardaí and Revenue have ‘dismantled’ Ireland’s first ever illegal cigarette factory in Co Louth. In a hen’s teeth moment I Tweeted it along with the comment “The first of many such facilities, I would … Continue reading →
Out of the mouth of babes
Granddaughter is now a teenager [just]. She who was once Puppychild is now all growd up. She sent me a thing on Farcebook yesterday which has left me with a bit of a problem. Obviously she has been indoctrinated in … Continue reading →
In which I wiggle my probe
I have two lighters. Or, to be precise, I have one and Herself has the other. My choice of lighters was determined by a few simple factors – they had to be gas, flint, reasonably priced and in Herself’s case … Continue reading →
Starve them into submission
I have just spent a happy while reading through the Tobacco Atlas which has just been published. It is rich pickings for anyone who enjoys seeing distorted logic. Take for example the section on Three New Ways Tobacco Companies Evade … Continue reading →
Giving facts a holiday
I was doing a rare browse of Twitter last night. One “tweet” popped up from that Tobacco Control Industry party they are holding in South Africa. It contained the usual abbreviations but the gist of it was about “successfully meeting … Continue reading →
The plain facts
Breathlessly exciting news…….. Plain cigarette packaging hits shelves across Republic. Though in fact they are just saying that same packs are only beginning to appear, but they just can’t contain themselves with excitement. It’s like announcing that summer has arrived … Continue reading →
