tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post1247557958493092543..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Prepare For Ten Minutes Of Naked StatismDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-38773530214189884532011-06-23T03:27:09.224+01:002011-06-23T03:27:09.224+01:00I have just posted an item on Subrosa regarding th...I have just posted an item on Subrosa regarding this matter. It was during watching this debate that the thought struck me. The thought was:<br /><br />ONE HORSE RACE. <br /><br />The 'one horse race' allows the most ridiculous acts - such as the emptying of a reservoir because a person peed in it. It also allows the Royal College of Psychiatrists to come out with the most abject nonsense regarding old people's drinking habits. <br /><br />In the 'one horse race', you cannot lose a bet. <br /><br />"Think of the children!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-36679682338150889942011-06-22T23:49:07.599+01:002011-06-22T23:49:07.599+01:00Just seen the actual speeches. Do you think Phil ...Just seen the actual speeches. Do you think Phil actually reads your blog? He seems remarkably well-informed on tobacco science (and the Machiavellian nature of ASH) for an MP. Damn good show. Always good to see ASH get it, even if it it's sadly all too rare. But this unfortunately shows where democracy falls down. He proves (with sourced evidence) that passive smoking is harmless, most smokers don't smoke in cars with kids anyway, and then also highlights the private property/freedom issues as well as the distorted nature of the other side's evidence. And what happens? They vote for it anyway. Just who do these people think they are representing - that is their job, after all. And if I ever found out which (undoubtedly Labour) gimp shouted, "What about the cheeeldren?" after Phil presented his long list of evidence (or the ones who jeered when he mentioned the word "freedom", anathema to lefties, I know, but still) I'll be looking for a suitable lamp post ASAP.Mr Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-23889884903406901492011-06-22T23:33:40.935+01:002011-06-22T23:33:40.935+01:00Phil grows in my estimations the more I see of him...Phil grows in my estimations the more I see of him. Shame he seems alone in having brains, common sense and principles.James Burrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887499076992310207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-7173689649942723192011-06-22T23:32:13.533+01:002011-06-22T23:32:13.533+01:00Is there a list of the autocratic Nazis who voted ...Is there a list of the autocratic Nazis who voted for it? I have a pile of envelopes and rather loose bowels at present and don't want to waste any of it.Mr Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-91635049536082555922011-06-22T20:13:33.646+01:002011-06-22T20:13:33.646+01:00No, Anon, it's going to die a quiet death for ...No, Anon, it's going to die a quiet death for now like the overwhelming majority of rule bills do. As the BBC write-up beneath the video says, without government support it has no chance.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-43256323042571774662011-06-22T19:49:05.772+01:002011-06-22T19:49:05.772+01:00So does this mean that banning smoking in cars wil...So does this mean that banning smoking in cars will now become law and when does this ban come into effect?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-18227228757771154202011-06-22T13:04:56.683+01:002011-06-22T13:04:56.683+01:00Yes. Played his hand well, I thought. Cunningham l...Yes. Played his hand well, I thought. Cunningham looked like a slimy weasel throughout the whole thing, far from the arrogance shown with his lapdog local presenter the other day.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-34536293719326787832011-06-22T12:55:10.616+01:002011-06-22T12:55:10.616+01:00Good ole Phil ... had a go at ASH too. :)Good ole Phil ... had a go at ASH too. :)Smoking Hothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04534745989363293923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-81107110244970161592011-06-22T12:38:35.185+01:002011-06-22T12:38:35.185+01:00He wants to ban smoking in cars "where childr...He wants to ban smoking in cars "where children are present". I'm undecided as to whether ASH etc would be pleased, or see this creating a fairly stable position from where it would be more difficult to move forward and ban smoking in all cars, which we know is what they want.<br />One of the principles of the war on tobacco is to avoid reaching a position of stable equilibrium. For example, allowing pubs under a certain area to go smoking or non smoking would be a stable equilibrium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com