tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44585087910251140552024-03-13T13:52:43.815+00:00JJJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-42745489361366251632013-12-26T03:59:00.004+00:002014-10-25T21:38:01.750+01:00Christmas Festive Foot!
That spineless twat David Cameron has folded under pressure from the pricks of tobacco control to undertake a review of the so called ‘Plain Packaging’ debacle. It matters not of course that over half a million Joe public voted against any such policy (65% of votes cast), no sir…you ordinary lower orders have no say at all in important matters like these, besides why should you? Your future JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-55400535130525642172013-12-10T13:09:00.000+00:002013-12-10T13:09:14.553+00:00Christmas not far away!
I'm looking forward to enjoying my pipe this Christmas because it's been sometime since I've smoked my beloved pipe. Boy what a year it's been eh? A year full of shit and bullets from the anti-smoking fraternity and their cronies. We've seen particularly the massive assault by these shitty shit shits wanting to nail our arses to the wall over so called 'plain packaging'.
These JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-9284292364394279122013-09-22T13:05:00.000+01:002013-10-15T18:26:55.246+01:00Godfrey Bloom must go!
Is it not time for UKIP to put Godfrey Bloom on the compost heap. This buffoon has been wilting for some time and his unacceptable behaviour and off colour remarks (his last one was about sending aid to bongo bongo land) have now worn very thin and should not be allowed to derail UKIPs chances of doing well at the next election. Nigel Farage has done entirely the right thing by removing the JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-12266255332817477412013-09-20T21:02:00.000+01:002013-09-23T22:37:13.444+01:00Smoking to be banned in prisons by 2015
There are around 83,000 inmates here in the UK and about 80% of them smoke, and of course we know that inmates have smoked in prison for decades without so much as a single criticism from anyone…at least as far as one can tell.
But now the Ministry of Justice, has decided in it’s non wisdom, that it needs to run a pilot scheme in Eastwood Park women’s prison in the south of England, to see JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-63427342993842709512013-09-10T14:17:00.000+01:002013-09-24T16:08:10.457+01:00Smokers withdraw your services
I was thinking about this the other day when reading yet another regulation that anti-smoking zealots are hoping to see brought in with regard to outside areas, particularly where children are present, and where we smokers are gradually being squeezed from more and more.
Of course this isn't something that is solely done to its inhabitants on this poxy little island of oursJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-39657911961076418012013-06-01T21:06:00.002+01:002013-08-21T00:17:16.298+01:00Did the BBC behave appropriately?
It has almost become a national sport these days when British politicians are embarrassingly set up in elaborate sting operations, and the unfortunate and hapless target this time has been Newark MP Patrick Mercer, who it has to be said hasn’t been one of David Cameron’s favourite MPs. So you can rest assured that call me Dave won’t be losing any sleep over his demise. I’m sure JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-47815569934413337112013-05-31T02:31:00.000+01:002013-05-31T07:20:17.916+01:00Tell tale pants
There are times in Tobacco Control when something so ludicrous comes along that it’s impossible to caricature it. Take this nonsense for example. I must confess I had to look at the calendar to see if it was April 1st, but guess what, no it wasn’t.
This it would appear is genuine. Like most politically correct crap that infests our society it will eventually paddle its way across the pond JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-27080633874538829822013-05-27T02:30:00.000+01:002013-05-27T20:53:17.519+01:00Simon Chapman can actually talk sense!
Yes indeed the title of my blog post might seem ridiculous but there is some truth to this...Chapman could actually be on the mellow. Why not read on and see what you think. I must confess I could hardly believe it myself at first. I've had to go and lie down in a cool room with a warm mug of cocoa and a rich tea buscuit!
Now then - pull your pants (or panties if your a lady), up JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-69774617183898664862012-12-20T23:56:00.000+00:002013-09-30T22:10:34.900+01:00Will Nigel Farage one day save smokers?
For many smokers it wouldn't have gone unnoticed that UKIP, led by the excellent Nigel Farage, is now without reservation the third main party in British politics, having seen off the limp-wristed Liberal Democrats who are now a tarnished brand because of the issue of student fees. So many voters eyes are turning towards UKIP. Not only is UKIP's kudos improving, but Nigel it seems is JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-74416513063251323502012-03-06T15:46:00.003+00:002012-12-20T19:08:10.117+00:00How's your maths?
Some years ago I bought a puzzle to amuse myself whilst on a long and boring train journey. I’m not going to tell you what the puzzle is called, you can find that out for yourself if you’re that interested. I’m sure that this puzzle is like no other you have enjoyed solving. Well anyway, it’s a wooden puzzle consisting of 8 discs on a board with 3 pegs, just like the illustration left.
You JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-75144597598909347622012-03-01T18:32:00.001+00:002012-03-02T14:38:10.964+00:00Warning Label Common Sense.
Common sense has emerged from the US in the form of district judge Richard Leon, who has told the US Government that forcing tobacco companies to plaster disgusting images about the so called hazards of smoking all over their products is an action that should it be allowed, would amount to a violation of free speech under the US constitution. It's nice to hear that freedom of speech still JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-40115631359622183012012-02-29T14:09:00.002+00:002012-02-29T14:52:06.042+00:00Smokers are pariahs...
Surprise surprise! A Cambridge University Press study has found that smokers are the new unclean lepers of our society. No kidding! I don't know how much this study has cost the taxpayer...a good few thousand I should think...but all they had to do was to simply ask a few smokers what they thought society was doing to them...so much easier and cheaper don't you think?
An adviser to the DOHJJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-85422273844675147312012-02-25T17:43:00.003+00:002012-02-25T18:25:05.916+00:00Extradition should work equally both ways.
The picture on the left shows retired Businessman Chris Tappin from Kent, and his wife Elaine arriving at Heathrow airport before being deported to the US (Texas) accompanied by US marshals, where he will face charges of supplying batteries that he thought would be used in the car industry, but in fact were always destined to power Hawk air missile systems for the Iranians JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-67241854652462551432012-02-23T17:44:00.001+00:002012-02-26T14:16:39.791+00:00Arnott vs Snowdon
A very interesting debate took place between Deborah Arnott of ASH and Chris Snowdon, author of Velvet Glove, Iron Fist and historian. This little skirmish took place on the Today programme, where Arnott had most of the air-time which is what you would expect from the beeb. However Chris scored some good points and personally I think did some damage. To begin with Arnott speaks about peer JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-37856846758687040812012-02-21T13:33:00.021+00:002012-02-22T18:33:01.406+00:00Poo-bags...for that squishy moment! If you want erudite bilge then go elswhere - OK? Now then lets get down to some good honest crap...get it eh? Crap! Ha, ha ha haha...Oh dear, how do I do it...I really don't know. Seriously though, like many people I did my potty training fairly early on...well when I say early...I was about fifteen when I got my very own personal pastel coloured little shit-bin. Hey, you know what...very often JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-65196582593330166492012-02-20T20:14:00.008+00:002012-02-21T09:55:13.947+00:00Noble Lords? I was doing a gentle trawl through Hansard today, and I thought I'd take a look at the Health Bill debate from 2006 concerned with bringing in an eventual smoking ban...it makes for some very interesting reading. I always believed that their Lordships were capable of nothing more than the usual rubber stamping of whatever came up from the commons. But that didn't appear to be the case at all. JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-40649559665896526552012-02-16T10:25:00.003+00:002012-02-18T07:41:18.761+00:00Excrement On Our Streets
I just can't resist coming back to this story about Abu Quatada, whom as you will know has been set free with restrictions which include not using a mobile phone or the internet and neither can he visit any mosque. It's been reported that his mother doesn't want him to stay here...how wise is she. This dreadful slug has cost the British taxpayer a handsome £1 million pounds over the JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-84604490816913900522012-02-06T17:46:00.003+00:002012-02-18T08:30:32.450+00:00Stephen Williams MP...debater or masturbator?
Personally I think the latter; this MP is one of those that when he finds a populist band-wagon to jump on – he will do so without thinking. Stephen Williams, is chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health, he recently wrote on this blog: “This morning I was pleased to help launch Europe’s first major campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of glitzy tobacco packaging JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-53587321227633933742012-01-25T14:37:00.008+00:002012-02-18T08:31:46.935+00:00Banking Greed
It would appear that the supposed reform of banker's bonuses is still to be seen, and politicians seem to have thrown in the towel. They're certainly not pulling up any trees chasing greedy fat cats. It looks like the Tories are just looking after their own kind...would you expect anything else?
On the left is Eric Daniels chief executive of Lloyd’s, who will be trousering a luscious £2 JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-28583365063287114842012-01-22T11:29:00.001+00:002012-02-18T07:39:09.107+00:00Nasty Images!
I'm sure there are many of you that remember a time when tobacco product packs of all kinds were works of art unencumbered by the hideous and downright disgusting images that now readily infest them...all this of course done at the behest of the anti-tobacco tax-payer funded, vacant space between the ears, half-wits. I say half-wits, I'm sure that there is a modicum of intelligence in JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-21874059674639114742012-01-09T12:31:00.007+00:002012-01-09T19:18:54.740+00:00Antony Worrall-Thompson caught nicking...
Oh dear! Celebrity chef, masterbaker, author, telly star and…patron of Forest has been caught relieving his local Henley-on Thames Tesco’s store of a few of its goodies. Apparently he has been under suspicion for some time, and he had not paid for several items on different occasions. Finally he was caught lifting cheese and wine…one can only hope he picked up only the best of both types of JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-13810065398912858832011-02-02T14:18:00.002+00:002011-10-10T19:03:38.558+01:00Is greener fuel the way forward?
I only ask this question because we seem in thrall to electric cars which can be expensive and impractical to recharge. It now seems though that there could be a new kid on the block. &JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4458508791025114055.post-29691980800844194172011-01-20T11:35:00.057+00:002013-12-26T10:30:58.398+00:00The Unctuous John Bercow!
Commons’ speaker John Bercow it seems has grown far too big for his boots and has got himself into trouble with Mark Pritchard MP. If you remember Bercow was chosen almost entirely by the Labour Party as a ‘stick it to the Tories’ speaker, and has never been a popular MP much less so with his own party. His aloofness has often offended members of Parliament from all sides.
This is the JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.com2