Any hopes that the New Year would be less oppressive for smokers was dashed after I read this piece by Claire Fox.
I can't believe the majority of people will buy this crap from the NuToryConDems -which is straight out of the Orwellian 1984 handbook of citizen control - and voters won't take kindly to vital local services being cut to fund this madness.
I fear Nanny Nudge policies will drive local voters back towards NuLabour. A better way to show their displeasure, to make real change happen, and to gain control of their own priority services is to vote UKIP at the forthcoming local elections.
I've had more than a gutful of this rubbish. I wonder how many other people have as well?