Part 1 - Cigarettes and small print - I just can't get enough

Time for a second blog I think. I decided to keep this one short since yesterday's was like a mini novel.

So I've decided to do a blog about two things that really annoy me. Cigarettes and small print for those of you who hadn't read the title. So here goes....

First comes cigarettes (For obvious reasons). Its not the smoking of cigarettes I'm making a fuss over but the Government's plans to stop youngsters smoking them. Don't get me wrong. People who are too young to smoke should not. It does so much damage even when your over 18 let alone when your younger. That's why theres an age limit after all. But isn't the point of being young to be reckless and make mistakes like smoking or drinking too much and having liver problems at age 12 and not caring about these sort of things and getting pregnant. It isn't?!? There goes my whole belief system.

But anyway I'll get too the point. The measures that are being discussed by these moronic MPs are these: 1. Ban cigarette (or fag if you like to talk like that) vending machines 2. Ban logos and designs on the cigarette packets themselves. They idea is to have them in plain white boxes with 'Cigarettes' written across the top and 3. To ban the 10 packs that kids seem to love. Believe it or not I have problems with all three of these ideas. For idea No.1 I very much doubt kids use these machines anyway. I only seem to see then in seedy uncool pubs that these young'uns wouldn't be seen dead in. 2. I don't know whether its just me but I've noticed that when one of these scallywags doesn't have a choice in the matter they'll pretty much smoke anything. And finally No 3. My favourite idea. Doesn't the Government realise that two kids, who would each only have enough for a pack of ten, could clump together and be able to buy a pack of twenty. This after all, already goes on. I've seen it. It isn't pretty.

So instead, maybe a good idea would be to use the talent that these kids have for smoking and get them to smoke sausages or kippers. "That isn't the same kind of smoking?!? Oh well. There goes my brilliant idea" But you get my point. Maybe they should invest in giving this lot, who seem to have no imagination, something to do. The reason these kids start to smoke, in my very arrogant opinion, is because they have nothing to do in the first place. They stand on street corners, see someone else standing there with them smoking, their impressionable mind gets going and the next thing you know they're down the local papershop trying to persuade someone who's old enough, to buy a pack for them. Its a vicious circle that no apparently "cool" kid can avoid. So that's my idea. Give them something to do. It's a simple idea but one that will give the government those savings from the NHS that they want. After all that's their secret plan. Instead of caring for the health of the people they want to stop having to pay for smoking related illness in the future. Imagine all the millions (of pounds) they'll save when smoking related illness levels drop. Its the same for Obesity and Drinking aswell. You can see the secret poundsigns in Gordon Brown's eyes right now.

So, in conclusion, the government should let these kids and even adults do what they like. If they want to smoke or drink, let them. After all, we live (apparently) in a free country. So let them makes they're mistakes and let them regret it in the future. If these kids remain under the impression that smoking is cool they'll always find a way to smoke. That's a matter of fact. The best action the government can take is to use reverse psychology on these little....darlings. Gordon Brown should say smoking is cool. This will put them off for good and we won't have any problems again. Simple but very, VERY effective.

Part 2 - Small print will follow tomorrow