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Topic History of: Polonium in Fags ad shelved
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Grandpa Harley |
I said 'imagine'.. act of fantasy.
We all know Satan would skate to work before Govt allowed 8 billion pounds near ANYTHING |
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In The Know |
<<< Perhaps a more focussed use of SMoking revenue could be done. Imagine what the NHS could do with 8 billion GBP! >>>
You and I both know that this will not happen !
Governments very rarely push for a vote-loser (even if it's going to "save" the electorate in the lon-run)!
If they did - all private cars would have their petrol double in price immediately, if not banned from use entirely every other day. |
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Grandpa Harley |
Perhaps a more focussed use of SMoking revenue could be done. Imagine what the NHS could do with 8 billion GBP!
I remember Death Brand Cigarettes had a 10% pre-tax profit going to Cancer Charities (including the Macmillan Nurses) They called it their pay-as-you-burn policy. |
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Grandpa Harley |
It's surprising what will affect one person and not another... The pictures of Litvinenko (who I often mistook for someone on Chemo) may be the trigger for one less recovering addict.
One of the interesting things about the selective breeding of the plants to yield higher (and thus more addictive) levels of nicotine, also increased the garbage collection capabilities of tobacco. It seems the plant's method of defence against predators is the reason we bald simians like it so much.
One of my Great Uncles used to use dog ends (saved by an my Uncle, his nephew) and waste pipe tobacco (from his own habit) to make a very effective anti pest spray for his roses, and allotment veg. Everything from mealy bugs to aphids succumbed, and he seldom had a serious carrot fly problem (he lived to a ripe old age... but I think he was steeped in tea... ) He taught me how to graft roses... god rest him. He was also a radio pioneer and a not unskilled close up magician. Been dead 30 years and I still miss the old man... ah well |
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In The Know |
The Health Dept's message has always been "stop smoking .... but not yet!!"
They would be like turkeys voting for Christmas ... the government would lose billions ( |
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