tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post4128048172408278652..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: A Truth Becomes Even More InconvenientDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-60964693943198798282013-02-02T23:23:27.802+00:002013-02-02T23:23:27.802+00:00Can't say I've noticed it in Chrome, or Ex...Can't say I've noticed it in Chrome, or Explorer at my office. But then, I get instant e-mails for every comment, which I read on my Safari iPhone.<br /><br /><br />Just writing that made me feel quite modern. ;)Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-15372573097275607612013-02-02T09:15:21.671+00:002013-02-02T09:15:21.671+00:00O/T here DP, but there seems to be a problemette w...O/T here DP, but there seems to be a problemette with Disqus in that there is no indication of comments on the main page. I'm in the habit of popping in to check the number of comments, and if there are new ones I'll click on the post to read them, but at the mo there's no indication, and the only way to see is to go to the post and scroll down to comments. It's the same on Jay's site, too. I'm not sure if it's my browser (fairly recently updated to Firefox 18.0.1) or with Disqus, but I thought I'd let you know, and also ask if others are experiencing the same.nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-76908741507869305662013-02-02T05:37:58.830+00:002013-02-02T05:37:58.830+00:00Its falling apart guys,this movement cant stand mu...Its falling apart guys,this movement cant stand much longer!John Davidsonhttp://www.facebook.com/people/John-Davidson/100003717458506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-12327987199029514022013-02-01T21:18:08.936+00:002013-02-01T21:18:08.936+00:00No, it's different from a APPG which is just a...No, it's different from a APPG which is just a sponsored talking shop for MPs with a particular interest. Think chess club at school, but with brown envelopes.<br /><br />A select committee is a different beast, they are televised online and independent of vested interests. Here's an ASH wonk trying to influence one in 1990.<br /><br />http://youtube.googleapis.com/v/DtvH8IbV3F4&hl=en_GB&fs=1&Dick_Puddlecotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-44667441815364948222013-02-01T20:41:32.184+00:002013-02-01T20:41:32.184+00:00Oh great, another Parliamentary Committee.
If it...Oh great, another Parliamentary Committee.<br /><br /><br />If it's anything like the one Williams chairs, it'll be nothing more than a front to carry out the express instructions of ASH. Slap a personal allowance "the same as they have in Finland".<br /><br /><br />Anyone with shares in Ryan or Easy or the ferry companies. Get ready to sell 'em quick!<br /><br /><br />And FCTC demands they do not include anyone from the tobacco companies.<br /><br /><br />Whitewash.Lounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-34429897793637276152013-02-01T15:28:32.312+00:002013-02-01T15:28:32.312+00:00The latest nonsense suggestion that tobacco co pro...The latest nonsense suggestion that tobacco co profits should be regulated is clear evidence that they know further tax hikes will force more smokers to buy illicit tobacco. It's a no brainer - if the government overcharges its 'sales' will decline. And let's face it, with it raking in c.80% of retail cost it almost seems as if legit smokers are buying tobacco from the government.prognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-24146791523133685512013-02-01T14:49:06.974+00:002013-02-01T14:49:06.974+00:00I think the anti-tobacco industry knows perfectly ...I think the anti-tobacco industry knows perfectly well that smuggling is on the increase, and that's just how they like it. They're denying it's happening in case anybody does anything about it. It's all part of “denormalization”, turning smokers into a criminal underclass. Plus, by removing brand guarantees - how do you know you're getting the real thing from that bloke down the pub? - it makes smoking more dangerous. Double win for them.<br /><br /><br /><br />In fact, if you think about it, it's the only logical conclusion. Increasing the price and introducing plain, indifferentiable, packaging... if they didn't want a black market of unscrupulous criminals to emerge - that they could then use as ammunition against holdout smokers - what would they have done differently?Sam Duncannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-44447167144316266152013-02-01T14:02:25.598+00:002013-02-01T14:02:25.598+00:00Dick, I think we should offer, perhaps for the fir...Dick, I think we should offer, perhaps for the first time in recorded history, to work WITH the ASH folks in convincing the government that there's absolutely NO need to pay attention to these claims that smuggling has increased and to dismantle any current efforts to crack down on this fantasized problem. Police and government officials are obviously simply pocketing tons of tax money pretending to deal with a criminal enterprise that simply doesn't exist to any significant level.<br /><br /><br />The people selling cigarettes out of shopping bags and white vans and such are generally upright citizens, and even if they might momentarily not have the proper paperwork in their pockets, I think we can rest assured that all proper duties and taxes have been paid.<br /><br /><br />The ONLY people who claim otherwise are the Evil Tobacco Companies and the Smokers Rights Nuts, and we all know that they're simply lying.<br /><br /><br />So stop wasting the taxpayers money! Disband those arms of Customs enforcement that fritter away our hard-earned money chasing after non-existent tobacco smugglers, and let the people REJOICE!<br /><br /><br />- MJMMichael J. McFaddenhttp://www.facebook.com/michael.j.mcfadden1noreply@blogger.com