clipped from www.independent.co.uk “Smokers’ groups and manufacturers have condemned government proposals to clamp down on cigarette vending machines and packets of 10 in an attempt to stop children and young people smoking.”

The NannyNazis are rapidly running out of ideas in their campaign to “de-normalise“ smoking.

These latest ideas are just fucking daft. They won’t have any effect on youth smoking, other than to make it more appealing. It’ll be a challenge to get your hands on a packet of fags - and the guy with the fags will get “respect”.

I’ve never once said that smoking is a good thing, indeed I think we should use all the available existing laws to stop young people from buying tobacco.

We have good enough laws in place - just enforce them. Any retailer found to be selling fags to minors should lose their licence to sell tobacco - no questions, no appeals just take the licence away. And the same goes for drink, by the way.

Scotland has increased the legal age to buy tobacco to 18 - good I say.  But once you reach 18 then you’re free to choose whether you smoke or not - in exactly the same way you decide to climb mountains or not or drive very fast motor bikes or not.

These are all risky activities but we should all have the choice about which risks we want to take in life.

As far as banning fag-machines is concerned I couldn’t give a fuck! They’re a complete rip-off anyway and I’d be delighted to see the greedy bastards who operate them out of business.

No branding? So what, I don’t smoke the packet so a plain white one is fine by me. Actually leaves more room to doodle on it - unless they cover it with pictures of dying people or diseased organs.

Many great inventions started as a scribble on the back of a fag packet!

Hiding them under the counter? Sounds OK to me…

…Or am I supposed to feel like a dirty old pervert when I go into a shop and surreptitiously ask for 20 in a plain bag please!

This is de-normalisation at work.

So no, I’m not one of the pro-smokers complaining about the latest ravings. I don’t care - these measures are bound to be completely pointless and will do nothing to stop youngsters seeing smoking as ‘cool’.

And anyway, how will they roll a decent joint with out some baccy.

Maybe they’ll just skin-up with pure grass instead - looks like it’ll be easier for them to get a hold of than tobacco.

Bored with Politics?

Apathetic?

Watch this…

Make your kids watch this…

And please only comment if you’ve watched it ALL!

So, I said to The Boss,

“How about you keep calling me a Business Analyst and paying my salary into the bank every month but really I do fuck all? Well, I’ll chair a few meetings if you want…”

Aye Right, that’s going to happen isn’t it…

…well only if you happen to be a big fat fucking twat who shags his secretary in his grace and favour house(s) and manages the odd blow-job under the desk at the office now and then.

Why are we tolerating this? Why hasn’t he been sacked in disgrace?

Please, Please remember all this shit when the election comes round and don’t vote for these fuck-wits any more…PLEASE.

They’ve given his very onerous “job” to The Mannie Wi The Fanny to get her the hell away from Edukashun before she really fucks it up more than it already is.

I could weep…

So plans for next week?

1. Get divorced.
2. Throw The Laddie out on the street.

Why? Because that seems to be the only way that decent ordinary folk can get any kind of help from this fucking ignorant government.

The Laddie left school recently and we took him to “CareersScotland” to see if there was any work for him before he goes away to college at the end of the Summer. Needless to say they had nothing for him and when we asked if he was eligible for any benefits we were told; “No, not till he’s 18”. Fair enough, but then the “adviser” said that if we threw him out he’d get immediate accommodation and an allowance every week!!

It would be funny if it wasn’t so ridiculous.

As for the divorce. Well, The Lassie is struggling at University due to the cost of trying to live away from home. She’s got a job and works really hard but again we’re not eligible for any assistance other than a part student loan as apparently I earn too much! I wish! - I actually earn around the average for Scotland so I can only conclude that we’re not alone.

She has friends at Uni who’s parents never married so their step-father’s income isn’t taken into account and they get bursaries and a full student loan.

I have to live away from home during the week so that I can work but my double home expenses and fucking Council Tax (whoopee a full 10% discount on the second bill) is not taken into account.

Pity I wasn’t an MP as then I would be able to claim the full cost of a second home - and even then the greedy bastards try to make a profit from it.

So I’m kicking The Laddie out and The Wife will have to fend for herself from next week.