Octabber: intermission

The Mawkin version of this kinks tune just came on, and what better tune for a lovely autumn day in Octabber? Enjoy. +10

Supporting Octabber

Sticking to my normal tradition of being so far behind the times I’m permanently retro I thought I should probably direct you all towards Octabber before it actually arrives. As is so often the case the existence of this excellent idea came across my path via the ever erudite LegIron. It seems that “no smoking day” is no longer enough and October is to be declared non-smoking month. Now we can all look forward to being bombarded by irritating smug adverts trying to encourage people who don’t want to stop smoking to stop smoking. I can but assume that the … Continue reading

Tobacco control how daft can it get

The denormalisation of smoking continues with even candy cigarettes being restricted to over 18s, voluntarily of course – but then if even the sight of a packet of cigarettes can instantly cause a child to develop a 60 a day habit what perils being able to put a candy fag in a childs mouth. Of course this could be a tongue in cheek jibe on behalf of the retailer of sweeties, as after all if they were serious about protecting the children they wouldn’t sell any of the sweets to people under 60 without government authorization. Link to the site … Continue reading