From the Right Side

Another nail in the coffin of the liberties of free-born Englishmen:

Thousands of council staff are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops in England.

Exactly what sort of "training" is required to know if someone is smoking? Are these people completely stupid?

Ian Gray, policy officer for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and chief trainer for the government course, said..."These officers do not have to identify themselves when they go into premises and they can even film and photograph people to gather evidence..."

Another bunch of snoopers added to the public-payroll, at a cost of £29.5m - but that is a government figure, so I expect you can double that, and add the number you first thought of.

This country has moved beyond satire.