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Midlands Marvels 27 Aug 2013 | 01:49 am
It's more than likely that these pages will be sparse in the coming days as we Puddlecotes are on our hols. However - especially for Junican - I must report some encouraging e-cig sightings on our tra...
Link Tank 24/08 24 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
The top link is my favourite of the year so far. Seven reasons the news looks worse than it really is The good old days of the cigarette girls before joyless prodnoses interfered Nanny Bloomberg pr...
NHS Pharma-Based Service Is Brilliant, Say Pharma Shills 23 Aug 2013 | 04:50 pm
You know that study - widely reported on the BBC the other day, and propagandised by Nick Triggle - about how hugely successful the NHS stop smoking service is? Well, here is the source document. Th...
Pathetic Britain 22 Aug 2013 | 09:10 pm
From Manchester Evening News: A tram driver was caught smoking an electronic cigarette while at the controls – by a passenger who snapped her in the act. Err, this is news? She was pictured by a co...
Failure Is Success; Real Success Must Be Banned 22 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
On the same day that the BBC hailed the NHS stop-smoking service as its 'jewel in the crown' despite spending just under a billion smackers on an appalling success rate, comes this ... also from the B...
Scottish Politician Invites Your Opinion 20 Aug 2013 | 11:33 pm
Mesmerised Scottish politician Jim Hume is planning to present a bill to the Jockish parliament to ban smoking in cars and wants to hear your opinions. As such, he has produced a consultation document...
This Is An Evidence-Free Zone 19 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
Time for a follow up to last month's article on train operating company policies for e-cigs. You may remember that I found vaping to be permitted on the Eurostar when travelling to Brussels to protes...
The Lamest Smear Story Ever 18 Aug 2013 | 02:35 pm
Scrambling around for any old toss to throw at UKIP, the Guardian have come up with the most hilarious 'smear' story you'll ever witness. Ukip accepts £25,000 donation from e-cigarette firm Hmm, I'd...
Link Tank 17/08 17 Aug 2013 | 03:20 pm
Here we go again ... Prostitution law and the death of whores War on smoking goes too far Exploding the myth of the obesity timebomb China bans buddhist monks from reincarnating without permission...
Appeasement Never Works With Obsessives 16 Aug 2013 | 11:11 pm
Here's something for pub industry 'strategists' who thought it wise not to object too much to the smoking ban. After all, just a little effort and smokers could still use their tasteful pub gardens, c...
