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[altariel]

So the smoking ban is one of those things where I'm brought face to face with the limits of my own philosophy of civil liberty. Because I'd defend to the death my right to die in a ditch in complete anonymity, but I see no good reason why some b*gg*r should be smoking at me while I do it.

Someone on the news (possibly our Malory Towers headmistress health secretary) made a comparison with the seatbelt legislation that came in whenever it was. What's interesting about that is that I remember Liberty spokesgnomes being out in force during that debate, and I don't think I've heard a peep from them over the smoking ban. Of course, they're very preoccupied at the moment trying to prevent schemes like stamping barcodes on all new born babies or eradicating tedious bits of red tape like trial by jury.

Just before Life on Mars there's a programme on benefit fraudsters that I keep on missing. Has anyone seen it? Is it all: "Remember! Responsible citizens shop their neighbours to the authorities!" I'd like to see a jolly and informative programme that says: "Remember: Reponsible citizens groove at the political process!" That would surely be a challenge for a documentary maker.

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[gair.livejournal.com]

A pack of 20 cigarettes costs around £5 here (maybe a bit less for horrible cigarettes: I think Marlboros are around £5.25).

I wish I had Father Ted on DVD so I could screencap & icon the bit where Ted's trying to give up smoking & some guy's cigarette smoke forms the words lovely fags...

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Sadly (and oddly) googling 'father ted screencaps' only delivered me pictures from Return of the King.

I'm tinkering with a picture of Blake so that I can have an icon with "My fandom does not glorify freedom fighting" on it.

[gair.livejournal.com]

See, that's because you rock.

[altariel.livejournal.com]

Here is my current effort: