tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post5445173445109008546..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Plain Packaging Arguments: Before And AfterDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-1373688637971924972014-01-16T04:03:34.271+00:002014-01-16T04:03:34.271+00:00Damn it! There is no CHILD take-up! There never ha...Damn it! There is no CHILD take-up! There never has been. CHILD take-up is a figment of the Zealot propaganda machine. A drag on a fag, deliciously enjoyed, is NOT child take-up.Junicannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-67836218780442562802014-01-15T19:00:25.644+00:002014-01-15T19:00:25.644+00:00Of course there is no statistical link between the...Of course there is no statistical link between the number of people who phone a helpline and whether they quit, but one would expect a "scientist" like Simon Chapman to draw that message out clearly wouldn't you.<br /><br />As it stands, we have little evidence to show that a lot of the phone calls weren't even anti-smoking campaigners ringing in to boost the numbers. Again something a possibility that a scientist or statistician would make clear.<br /><br />But then we're not dealing with people who like facts are we?John Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-77556174592966369992014-01-15T12:04:34.899+00:002014-01-15T12:04:34.899+00:00Untill the TOTAL smoking ban is sorted the anti s...Untill the TOTAL smoking ban is sorted the anti smoking gravy train will continue to seek further restrictive measures to satisfy their paymasters<br />and fund raisers. The disunity amongst those who yearn for liberty and choice only serves the interest of health fanatics and fellow carpet baggers.<br />It is obvious that there are some ,who claim to want freedom of choice,do little more than chatter from their gilded cages,mutter down hardly noticed cyber<br />back streets,caving in to the printed word<br />Time to sort out some unity of purpose,some united objective, some recruitment of the unaware,those who want to fight but dont know where.Talking's overnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-88469418986935510782014-01-15T08:41:50.304+00:002014-01-15T08:41:50.304+00:00Ah, but Sir Cyril, bless him, is not supposed to t...Ah, but Sir Cyril, bless him, is not supposed to take any of this into account, is he? Along with counterfeiting, intellectual property, trade treaties, even common law?<br /><br /><br />Actually, I'm not really that bothered by plain packs or display bans. It's the public smoking ban that angers me and I maintain that it should still be the focus of all efforts. Without the SHS crap, all else fails. Lets get a grip, here. It's the basis of it all.Frank Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-87588943811914073052014-01-14T23:21:59.809+00:002014-01-14T23:21:59.809+00:00The best way to get children to do something is to...The best way to get children to do something is to tell them they aren't allowed to do it. That guarantees they will do it.<br /><br />What are children seeing in all this? That nonsmokers are feeble and weak and must be protected from the slightest wisp of smoke - or even steam - while smokers are seen as hard and threatening. Which will they choose to be? <br /><br />The antismoking movement is either the most idiotic thing ever conceived, or the greatest tobacco marketing ploy ever conceived.<br /><br />As for the images on the packs being 'shocking', have none of these Puritans seen what the average pre-teen sees on their gaming console's screen? The 'graphic images' won't even register.Legironnoreply@blogger.com