Our old friend Stephen Williams MP is showing signs of megalomania.
This morning he tweeted:
Russia starts major new anti-smoking laws today. I met Russian Health Minister last year to share UK experience.
Such influence (or should that be effluence?)!
It reminds me of the title of a Spike Milligan book, Hitler: My Part In His Downfall.
The difference is, Milligan was being ironic.
Nevertheless, when the history of the long forgotten anti-tobacco movement is written 50 years hence I'm sure there will be a footnote that mentions Williams.
It's unlikely however to focus on his meeting with the Russian health minister.
At best there may be a reference to his role in the launch of the piss poor Plain Packs Protect campaign that was given hundreds of thousands of pounds of public money to lobby government and still couldn't get the policy over the line.
But I wouldn't bet on it. After all, he has plenty of rivals for that accolade.