I have 37 tabs and windows open on Firefox, mainly of stories I was intending to write about, so I will start with the smoking ones…
This item is simply incredible: Police roadblocks are being set up to catch drivers who are breaking the law – by smoking at the wheel of their company vehicle.
Council wardens [...]

Ever wondered why the world’s governments hate their people smoking so much? It is one of those questions which has bugged me for a few years now. They expect us to believe that it’s all because they care so much about our health – more than most of us care about it ourselves, but consider [...]

Leg-iron reports on the first publican to be jailed for allowing his customers to light up.
Nick Hogan, 43, from Lancashire, was sentenced to six months in prison for repeatedly refusing to pay a fine imposed for flouting the legislation.
As Leg-iron says,
In this wonderful free country where everyone has the choice to do as they are [...]

Abortion in Scotland has risen to an all-time high. In a news release, the Scottish ‘Government’ described it as “disappointing” and they “are working with parents, schools and NHS Health Scotland to provide additional support and information around relationships and sexual health.”
They are “developing a marketing campaign, supported by a national website, for the adult [...]