tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post8455838006987362810..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: I didn't expect the Smokish Inquisition.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-13999958401975294552010-03-05T09:12:40.602+00:002010-03-05T09:12:40.602+00:00Anonymous said...
What I still can’t understand, ...<i> Anonymous said...<br /><br />What I still can’t understand, and never have in all previous election run-ups, is why all the smaller parties aren’t making their moves now, even before an election has been called. </i><br /><br />But as far as I see, not even THEY are saying they will bring down the "smoker/drinker" apartheid system.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-5994763337622164252010-03-05T09:10:24.285+00:002010-03-05T09:10:24.285+00:00Leg-iron said...
They rub it in every day while ...<i> Leg-iron said... <br /> They rub it in every day while creaming their tax from the things they tell me I am evil for buying.</i><br /><br />Well, there is a kind of solution to that.<br />Brew/destill your own re the drink, with the smokes, and possibly with the drink, make sure you ONLY ever buy from the guy in the local market whos "stall" consists of an over large Adidas bag, a pocket full of change and a pair of VERY good running shoes.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-88563576210721863052010-03-04T20:30:58.385+00:002010-03-04T20:30:58.385+00:00What I still can’t understand, and never have in a...What I still can’t understand, and never have in all previous election run-ups, is why all the smaller parties aren’t making their moves now, even before an election has been called. Of course they’d get no coverage from the mainstream media – there seems to have been an unofficial news blackout on the minor parties for some time now – but if they’re going to have to get some people out leafleting and poster-ing and doorbell-ringing once the election is announced anyway, why don’t they steal a march on the big parties and get some early campaigning done before the big guys even bother to get off their fat backsides and onto the streets? If nothing else, they’d have a chance to sow some seeds of doubt about the policies of the Big Three which later canvassers for those parties would have to fend off, rather than just going in “cold” and spouting all the “this is what we’re going to do for you” nonsense to an unprepared voter who may not, on the spot, have the chance to marshal his thoughts to put the questions he wants to ask. The smaller parties, having fewer candidates to go round, would do well to start spreading their word, now, rather than waiting for the starting gun like the rest of them will.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-87645103753027047132010-03-04T17:21:20.731+00:002010-03-04T17:21:20.731+00:00Many of those who oppose the smoking ban will vote...Many of those who oppose the smoking ban will vote for who they always voted for, or not vote at all, because none of the parties most likely to win are offering the smokers anything. Just more threats and abuse.<br /><br />Who do I vote for? SNP, Labour, Tory, LibDem? I smoke and I like a drink. They despise me and have made their contempt for me clear. They rub it in every day while creaming their tax from the things they tell me I am evil for buying.<br /><br />I am not going to vote for someone who promises to beat me up if they win.<br /><br />If one of those parties said "We will allow pubs and other private businesses to decide for themselves whether to allow smoking or not", the turnout on voting day might well be a lot higher.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-69458463231452969192010-03-04T16:44:59.788+00:002010-03-04T16:44:59.788+00:00Labour and the EU have applied their totalitarian ...Labour and the EU have applied their totalitarian controls via various means, two of which are:<br /><br />* fear/security;<br />* appealing to self-interest.<br /><br />The gullible, non-thinking masses, content for others to do their thinking for them, eager to accept 'free' handouts, are easy prey. The schooling system has churned out drones at ever-increasing rates. Which probably explains the emphasis on 'modernisation' of politics and everything else - effectively cutting loose those older than 40, who were schooled to employ critical thinking.<br /><br />Thanks for linking, Leg-Iron.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-62140942768416042302010-03-04T15:20:13.223+00:002010-03-04T15:20:13.223+00:00"Most people I talk to from Britin either shr...<i>"Most people I talk to from Britin either shrug their shoulders in a "so what" attitude, or rant a bit, then say they will vote for who they always voted for regardless."</i><br /><br />I'm afraid this is all too true.<br /><br />I mentioned Hamish Howitt in the first comment above: He stood at two recent by-elections on a 'repeal the ban' ticket and received about the same level of support as Britain does in the Eurovision Song Contest.John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-61024156790252902292010-03-04T13:34:48.321+00:002010-03-04T13:34:48.321+00:00A smoking ban reappraisal would get a few million ...<i> A smoking ban reappraisal would get a few million votes. </i><br /><br />Would it though?<br /><br />Most people I talk to from Britin either shrug their shoulders in a "so what" attitude, or rant a bit, then say they will vote for who they always voted for regardless.<br /><br />IF they are going to vote at ALL.<br /><br />People all over the Western world do not vote on issues, they vote out of habit, or they do not bother.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-82136404920504505522010-03-04T10:40:09.630+00:002010-03-04T10:40:09.630+00:00Somwehat O/T,I'm sorry Leg Iron. But following...Somwehat O/T,I'm sorry Leg Iron. But following the smoking ban the government up there is thinking about intoducing portion control for food in pubs and restaurants.<br /><br />This story from The Publican was sent to me by a mate who runs a pub, but in England.<br /><br />I thought it was the sort of thing that you and your readers might be interested in.<br /><br />http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?storycode=66466&encCode=4197258BC6675943JTBS737226611Kevyn Bodmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-50405296044570204342010-03-04T10:17:23.068+00:002010-03-04T10:17:23.068+00:00The establishment won't like this then:
http:...The establishment won't like this then:<br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7360761/100-year-old-woman-says-drink-and-cigarettes-keep-her-young.html<br /><br />Good on ya girl!The Southernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17300087538545622152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-77810394583564693472010-03-04T04:20:38.825+00:002010-03-04T04:20:38.825+00:00The European Arrest without charge is already happ...The European Arrest without charge is already happening<br />Sunday Telegraph 28th Feb<br />"<i>Two British businessmen who were held in a Hungarian jail without being charged after being accused of fraud when their company collapsed have been freed. <br />...had been held without charge since November 2 over claims they owed creditors £18,000. <br />Hungarian prosecutors used European arrest warrants to detain the men alleging the company’s creditors were the victims of fraud.<br />...were released from prison in Budapest on Friday without any explanation.</i><br /><br />And here is the really spooky bit.<br />The print edition suggested that their release was to avoid embarrassment during the forthcoming visit to Hungary by the Prince Of Wales (ie on a <b>political whim</b>) but that does not appear in the online edition.<br /><br />Telegraph links tend not to work, just go there and search 'hungary britons released'.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-48178151422178737332010-03-04T03:50:28.328+00:002010-03-04T03:50:28.328+00:00Naive, for against the "crime" of smokin...Naive, for against the "crime" of smoking. Seems to me more like a bit too honest while the system that convicted him, along with establishing new rule of law that applies to everyone now, and not just about smoking, about property rights and not disagreeing with the government, the notion of the government working for the people and not the other way around has been turned on its head - and everyone's supportive of the notion - bravo for dictatorship. It's a tragedy is what this is, but it's what the people want - they want a dictatorship, so now we're going to have one. It's a step back to the middle-ages is what seems to be going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-13821987032006136562010-03-04T03:30:03.260+00:002010-03-04T03:30:03.260+00:00This guy, Hamish Howitt has been there before.
To...This guy, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Howitt" rel="nofollow">Hamish Howitt</a> has been there before.<br /><br />To be honest, his strategy has been a little naive but he put his money (and his business) where his mouth is from day one of the ban. Subsequently, the local authority has hounded him through the courts and effectively put him out of business.John Pickworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02166443099429490782noreply@blogger.com