I do not smoke, so the recent legislation that will soon ban people from smoking in certain public places does not concern me to any material degree. I do not hunt, so I have not been deprived of my sport by that means. I do not shoot, so when that is banned, I shall not suffer, nor shall I when the time comes for angling to be outlawed. I am astute enough to realise that sooner or later however, one of my little freedoms will be the subject of Government interference. It is for this reason, that when the smokers or hunters or any other minority whose little freedoms have been trampled under foot finally revolt, I shall be there alongside them at the barricades.[1]
[1] What has brought this on? Well, just read this article about the smoking ban in
NB. If this doesn’t get a Charles Clarke House Arrest order slapped on me, nothing will.