tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223100689951762699.post7040200135929818314..comments2023-10-31T05:50:15.431-07:00Comments on Simple Simon Says.....!: Tottering, teetering and soon collapsing!handymanphilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01366547228505237107noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223100689951762699.post-22578199030206996162014-08-26T11:30:10.489-07:002014-08-26T11:30:10.489-07:00... there is no joy in being proven Right.
The bi...<i>... there is no joy in being proven Right.</i><br /><br />The biggest problem is that despite your being proven right by the facts, Tobacco Control doesn't deal in facts. They deal in lies and spin, so according to all the press releases (and only TC get to have their press releases accepted - BT and its affiliates are by law excluded), the smoking ban has been a huge success, the hospitality industry loves it because business has never been so good, non-smokers are descending in droves on those places they couldn't go before because of the-stench-and-I-have-to-wash-my-clothes-immediately-after-I-get-home is no longer there and people are giving up smoking like billy-ho because of it and the NHS is saving billions and there are no longer any heart attacks anywhere. All of which is palpable bullshit, but when it's on the Beeb etc 24/7, it gets swallowed hook, line and sinker.<br /><br /><i>“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.”</i><br /><br />Joseph Goebbels - Hitler's Propaganda Minister<br />nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223100689951762699.post-3330442639243006602014-08-13T02:18:02.686-07:002014-08-13T02:18:02.686-07:00Yes, for all those that have been saying and campa...Yes, for all those that have been saying and campaigning to bring about an end to the ridiculous Smoking Ban because of the absolute damage it would cause the country there is no joy in being proven Right. But, Right we are and now something Must be done to save what is left of our once great Industry. Governments have Lied and continue to but for thousands of "former" customers they also know that a Reform of the Ban will save the Industry from future closures, they know that allowing the Majority of customers (smokers) to have and enjoy their Social lives once again not only Pubs and Club will be saved but a great many Jobs. Yes it is time for common sense. It is time for Smokers to make some Demands, it is time to end the Discrimination.<br />Tug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223100689951762699.post-11245862741726690942014-08-13T02:05:47.804-07:002014-08-13T02:05:47.804-07:00' My local typifies the present day situation ...' My local typifies the present day situation as there is an abundance of 'clean air' in the building but no punters!'<br /><br />Great phrase Phil.<br /><br />There's very little CAMRA etc can do outside of political change.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />El Chair<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223100689951762699.post-50261872744385127222014-08-12T16:02:02.170-07:002014-08-12T16:02:02.170-07:0031 pubs closing a week ? Shows that the British Be...31 pubs closing a week ? Shows that the British Beer & Pub Association and CAMRA Campaign For Real Ale are spineless and are not interested in saving pubs.<br /><br />At least The Scottish Licensed Trade Association called for the ban to be amended and admits the problem.<br />Paul Waterson, chief executive of the Scottish Licensed Trade Association said back in 2012<br />: “Our ban is one of the most draconian in the world."<br /><br />http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/scottish-government-urged-to-review-smoking-ban-1-2540750Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9223100689951762699.post-19931593736415365692014-08-12T09:43:54.201-07:002014-08-12T09:43:54.201-07:00I'm in and a proud member of the peoples Army....I'm in and a proud member of the peoples Army. No more voting for the quisling EU open door anti democratic facilitators of our destruction. B7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com