“ Every freedom entails risk: the safest road is a closed road; the safest person is the one in a straitjacket.”, well put, ⁦Henry Hill⁩ at ⁦CapX⁩ capx.co/a-graduated-dr…

Amazing video from Australia. They could just let people vape and set tobacco duty at a reasonable level. Instead, they have chosen this path. youtube.com/watch?v=tzghfL…

"Osborne compared introducing new taxes on unhealthy foods to the ban on smoking in pubs" thetimes.co.uk/article/george…

"B oth Osborne and Cameron epitomise a species of modern paternalistic Tories who think they know what is best for the rest of us. They tend to be privileged and entitled, and exude a somewhat superior air." dailymail.co.uk/columnists/art…

"Seldom do we hear an interviewer or presenter pose the question, ‘Is this the taxpayer’s responsibility?’ or ‘Can the government afford to fix it even if it thought it could?’ or, heaven forbid, ‘What have those affected done to help themselves?’" spectator.com.au/2023/05/the-go…

Now George Osborne wants us to ban cigarettes - great six minute discussion on nanny state intolerance from Fraser Myers and Tom Slater at spiked spiked-online.com/video/now-geor…

You are here to serve the NHS, not the other way around. telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2023/0…

Or, more pertinently, why would you want to? bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-…

A humorous look at how miserable and authoritarian Ireland has become at The Spectator spectator.co.uk/article/how-ir…

People are starting to notice this. Awks for puritans and snobs. sundaypost.com/fp/minimum-pri…

"the “domino theory” i.e. that once a measure has been applied to tobacco it will be applied to other products is patently false" <- ASH 2012. independent.co.uk/business/ultra…

These are becoming more frequent, but here we go. “the “domino theory” i.e. that once a measure has been applied to tobacco it will be applied to other products is patently false" <- ASH 2012.

Good grief. #TheStateIsNotYourFriend thesun.co.uk/news/22926440/…

We just want to protect bar workers. Honest! #NotAboutHealth x.com/YaelOss/status…