What Next?
A complete smoking ban? So is an outright ban or, at the very least, a ban in homes likely? Simon Clark, from the tobacco lobby […]
Month: February 2014
Freedom of…
Dioclese revisits an age-old theme, that of freedom of speech. The age-old bit is because he goes over ground oft-covered by blogs; that of what […]
The State is Not Your Friend
In fact, it is the enemy, very much your enemy – it is a malign force for evil. This, via email. The European Union is […]
Absolutely
Cut public spending. The study also suggested that the Department for Culture, Media and Sport could be effectively scrapped, and its functions transferred elsewhere, at […]
Can We Leave Yet?
A European law is being drafted whose original aim was to prevent corporate money-laundering. The objective, supported by the UK, was to force companies to […]
Neither Do I
Tweet, that is. Although unlike Adam Gopnik, I don’t have a Twitter account and have no plans to open one. My 14-year-old daughter not only […]
The Most Chilling Words in the English Language
“For the greater good.” The recent announcement that data from individuals’ GP records would be shared with researchers inside the NHS – and potentially outside […]