A sad addiction to anti-smoking
On anti-smoking crusades and outlawing accidents: read Mick Hume's columns in The Times (London) this week.

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Friday 16 February:
‘After studying the habits of the UK authorities for years, I have concluded that they are anti-smoking addicts. Hooked on hammering tobacco users, they cannot get the urge to purge smokers from society out of their system. The buzz of telling others how to behave is just too strong….’
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