A warm welcome to new readers

I can tell people are bored and looking for things to do because this blog is attracting quite a lot of new readers.

It will probably be a temporary phenomenon but visitors have more than doubled during the past ten days and they seem to be coming direct to the site, not via another blog or website.

I’m speculating but it can’t be coincidence that the spike in visitors has coincided with posts about smoking and coronavirus.

I’m not an expert so my intention is simply to pass on whatever information or links I can, with a little commentary, so we are all better informed.

One thing new readers should be aware of is this. I have a real fear of being labelled a one-issue fanatic.

Working for a smokers’ rights group is my job and my interest in the subject preceded my joining Forest by about 20 years.

I do however have other interests including football, family and food!

So if you want to join me for the long haul (I started this blog in March 2007 having previously written an online diary) you will be very welcome, but please don’t expect every post to be about smoking or Covid-19.

That way insanity lies.