In these troubled times, one would think that Rishi Sunak would have far, far more important things to think about than whether a young man, or woman, takes up the smoking habit, which is their right in a democracy.
Who does this little dictator think he is? Many dictators in history have been short. Rishi Sunak is no exception to the rule.
If this absurd law goes ahead, one day, it will have to be repealed. New Zealand has abandoned the silly little law; the new right-wing government there could probably see how undemocratic and how unworkable it would have been in practice. And we Brits will have to abandon it too. In any case, the power and influence of the Tories is in steep decline – people have had enough of their silly little, unworkable ideas and the chaos they have brought with them.
Margaret Thatcher, although not a smoker herself, would never have introduced such a silly, unworkable, undemocratic law. She respected liberty and people's rights too much.
It is clear to me that Rishi Sunak is like a schoolboy trying to function in a man's world. – © Mark Alexander
