Monday 28 March 2011

One rule for them ...

'Gentleman’s agreement' polices leaders’ smoking. Most citizens don't have the option of making gentlemen's agreements. Agreements, negotiation. Discussing how it will be.

They/we are simply told how it will be. No negotiation, no participation. No flexibility.

Just leave the room if you want a cigarette and you won't even be thanked for it because you're just following orders. And you will be punished if you offend the law.

I don't know a huge amount about the law, but I understood that everyone was meant to be equal before the law. If it affronts the dignity of rulers to be subject to a law, then it affronts everyone's dignity, and the law should be reconsidered.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'm surprised they don't have their own private smoking room set up, being they're upper class and better and all.

The witch from Essex said...

Starting 1 July Belgium will no longer be the last 'smoking island' in Western Europe, as the country adopts a full smoking ban for all public places including bars.

Will this 'full smoking ban' apply to the dining room of the The EU's Justus Lipsius building where summits are held ???

Anonymous said...

A gentlemans agreement now that sounds much nicer, than the nazi style smoking ban legislation that we have here in the UK.

This gentlemans agreement should be extended throughout EU hospitality Im sure people would be much happier, and it would stop the demise of the pub trade.

simon (nsc) said...

I thought there was a vote in parliament by our democratically elected representatives about the smoking ban. No?

Belinda said...

It's legitimate to campaign about something that is 'democratically' voted for. Why not?

Anonymous said...

office of national statistics surveys in 2006 and 2007 confirmed that 67 percent of adults questioned preferred a choice of areas inside instead of a total smoking ban. The ban was not introduced democratically in the first place but by blinding MPs with the outcome of cherrypicked scientific studies.