tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post7575175436722681006..comments2023-08-27T13:04:51.898+01:00Comments on Freedom-2-Choose (Scotland): Three stories make progressBelindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284836559314332001noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-83971641864438401982010-09-13T18:55:17.991+01:002010-09-13T18:55:17.991+01:00I remember long, long ago - way before anti-smokin...I remember long, long ago - way before anti-smoking reached its dizzying heights of hysteria - that RoSPA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, used to state quite specifically that they did <i>not</i> support either total bans or draconian punishments for offenders against smoking restrictions for precisely these reasons. It doesn't, surely, take Einstein to work out that the "Quick! Someone's coming!" not-quite-put-out, flung-under-the-bed cigarette end is likely to cause far more fires than even one left, lit but unattended, in an ashtray.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-29980387034812535542010-09-13T13:36:30.067+01:002010-09-13T13:36:30.067+01:00How very benevolent of the Bournemouth hospital to...How very benevolent of the Bournemouth hospital to 'reintroduce' smoking outside in the grounds.<br />Considering that they did not have the legal power to enforce it in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-77635250742101991722010-09-13T12:32:41.640+01:002010-09-13T12:32:41.640+01:00I attended the Holyrood Smoking Conference last ye...I attended the Holyrood Smoking Conference last year and the presentation by Sheila Duffy started with her comparing the display of cigarettes at the check out in a Shop to having Guns,Chainsaws and Knives on display.<br /><br />It would seem that outlandish statements are Sheila Duffy's trademark in order to justify the £853,000 funding from the Scottish Government this year.Eddie Douthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11982607527161312197noreply@blogger.com