Zealots on the march
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 19:35
Simon Clark

"Attempts by anti-smoking zealots to smear a report on civil liberties reveal just how bankrupt their arguments are."

Further to my previous post, Rob Lyons, deputy editor of the online magazine Spiked, writes 'The fag end of the argument'.

I do believe ASH have shot themselves in the foot. Again.

Update on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 6:00 by Registered CommenterSimon Clark

See also: Civil liberties go up in smoke (Adam Smith Institute)
Smokers are discriminated against, says report (Morning Advertiser)
Report documents 'persecution' of smokers (Politics.co.uk)
Smokers face increasing discrimination, claims Forest funded report (Retail Times)

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