Following on from the Stoptober nonsense, I see that Pat Nurse is leading a counter movement.
I am not a smoker. Indeed, a cigarette has never touched my lips and never will. I cannot say that I much like it. However, my mild dislike of smoking pales into insignificance when compared to the utter contempt in which I hold the hectoring, sanctimonious bullies of the tobacco control lobby. What people imbibe into their bodies is their business and theirs alone. It is not up to government and the thieving third sector to gainsay this. It is not up to them to nanny, cajole, nag and bully those who choose to lead a different lifestyle. So, no, I don’t smoke. Never have and never will; but this blog wholeheartedly supports #Octabber and is happy to display the poster.