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212 days ago
I'm at it again ...lol... £9.5 Billion ( A £2 Billion increase since the last blog in 'My Views' about 18 months ago) is donated to the government by smokers by way of taxation...(which has now been increased AGAIN in the last budget)... If every smoker quit tomorrow where would the government raise this sort of money then??? 10 or even 20p on a litre of fuel?, Vat raised to 20 % ?, 20p or more added to a pint of beer? they would have to re-coup this loss from somewhere!!!... '' Savings would be made'' I hear you say, ''by hospitals not having to treat smoking related illnesses'' !!!... The cost of treating smoking related illnesses is estimated at £1.5 billion !!!... that leaves £8 billion!!! were does this money go??? no doubt the government are putting it to good use.. perhaps by spending it on anti smoking campaigns!!! I have given a bit of thought to this and I reckon the government should lift the ban on smoking and actually cut the taxes on cigarettes. (this ...
221 days ago
Makes you think !!!! "The first modern, nationwide tobacco ban was imposed by the Nazi Party in every German university, post office, military hospital and Nazi Party office, under the auspices of Karl Astel's Institute for Tobacco Hazards Research, created in 1941 under direct orders from Adolf Hitler himself. Major anti-tobacco campaigns were widely broadcast by the Nazis until the demise of the regime in 1945." And there was me thinking that the Nazi Party was the only party that wanted world domination !!!!..... they obviously hadn't heard of the modern word (''stealth'')
259 days ago
A common sense approach from UKIP (UK Independence party) The Only political party who will amend smokers rights. Pubs and the Smoking Ban Whilst UKIP does not like prohibitions and bans in general, UKIP does recognise that the smoking ban has been popular amongst certain groups, such as families and those wishing to eat out in pubs. However, UKIP believes that a more common sense solution is needed: MINTEL shows that people are becoming more trapped in their homes and go out less: 22% of people feel the ban has disrupted their socialising and 16% less or some 2 million adults go out less. UKIP believes the smoking ban should be made more flexible, and that some exceptions should be made possible - in short, 'That the Landlord should decide', to allow those pubs and clubs very seriously damaged by that ban to make alternative arrangements for smokers within agreed guidelines. UKIP is deeply concerned at the loss of 39 pubs a week ( ...
357 days ago
Now and again I come across some weird and wonderful stuff... this is one of them bits of stuff.... (Dolphins at play) The attached video is of dolphins playing with silver colored rings which they have the ability to make under water to play with. It isn't known how they learn this, or if it's an inbred ability. As if by magic the dolphin does a quick flip of its head and a silver ring appears in front of its pointed beak. The ring is a solid, donut shaped bubble about 2-ft across, yet it doesn't rise to the surface of the water! It stands upright in the water like a magic doorway to an unseen dimension. The dolphin then pulls a small silver donut from the larger one. Looking at the twisting ring for one last time a bite is taken from it, causing the small ring to collapse into a thousands of tiny bubbles which head upward towards the water's surface. After a few moments the dolphin creates another ring to play with. There also ...
383 days ago
I know it has taken me quite a while to put anything into my space lately but finding the time, and, when I did manage to find that, it was finding the enthusiasm which I have been severely lacking of late.... Family problems were in abundance before we even went on holiday and after returning they continued... These family problems have arisen due to a split between one of my daughters and her partner. They had recently had a baby girl (who remains with my daughter) and since the split we have had no end of false allegations resulting in visits from social workers, welfare workers and the police and have even received threatening phone calls... all of these visits from the authorities have resulted in them realising that the accusations are totally fabricated but they say they have to follow up each allegation as there is a child involved... As of the last few weeks things seem to have calmed down a bit and he now seems to have run out of ideas on what to report to the authorities ...
