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Smoke gets in your eyes and Nu Labour gets up my nose
I'd take it up again if they ever bring that in just to spite the bastards.
There is no limit to the lengths that the government wish to go to to control people's lives.
When is the government going to introduce this? Oh, they are not. Some mad doctor has suggested it, that is as far as it has got.
EDIT: I will quote two sections of the article
The proposals, which have won the backing of Sir Liam Donaldson, the Government’s Chief Medical Officer, are outlined in a report showing the impact of passive smoking on children’s health.
Sir Liam Donaldson said: "The report is a very valuable addition to the evidence base which will be considered as part of the Department of Health's review of the existing smokefree legislation in England three years after it came into force, to be carried out later this year.”
I don't think there is any need for smokers to panic just yet.
Umm... as the story clearly states - in the sub-head, no less - and as was clearly stated when it appeared on the BBC News website before the Torygraph picked it up, this proposal comes from the Royal College of Physicians. To the best of my knowledge that is an advocacy group that seeks to influence Government policy, not a Government department that implements policy.
They will continue to try to bully the Government into implementing this policy even if the Tories win the election. Given that Cameron is desperate for something that makes him seem to have substance in the eyes of the electorate, he's more likely to jump on this bandwagon than the current Government are.
Assuming we agree that being forced to breath others' smoke is a health risk, then I don't see a problem banning smoking in a car while a minor is present, especially since cars aren't that well ventilated.
A ban 'unless everyone else in the car is over 18 and doesn't mind" might seem most reasonable, but harder to enforce and legalise I imagine.
A blanket ban seems silly, though personally speaking I'm quite happy not to ever go in a smoker's car again, my dad used to smoke in his car when I was young and it made me literally retch when we had to get in, I had to fill my gob with Xtra strong mints before opening the door.
Umm... as the story clearly states - in the sub-head, no less - and as was clearly stated when it appeared on the BBC News website before the Torygraph picked it up, this proposal comes from the Royal College of Physicians. To the best of my knowledge that is an advocacy group that seeks to influence Government policy, not a Government department that implements policy.
They will continue to try to bully the Government into implementing this policy even if the Tories win the election. Given that Cameron is desperate for something that makes him seem to have substance in the eyes of the electorate, he's more likely to jump on this bandwagon than the current Government are.
Yes, but it has the backing of Liam Donaldson who is a Nu Labour placeman. Presumably he'll eventually be replaced with somebody a little less hysterical if someone else gets in.
The whole idea is typical of this Command and Control style of government. There are some things related to smoking in cars that people shouldn't do, but that's too hard to police, so we'll just make it completely illegal since that's easier to control.
If I wanted every little detail of my personal life subject to scrutiny and control, I'd get back with my ex.
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