It seems that Mandy has failed. He and his department had been fighting our corner, but appear to have either given in or been overruled. …

Peter Mandelson is actually doing something positive for the country! I know that you’re probably sceptical of this, but it’s true – he is indeed:
Peter …

That is indeed the question…

Fail Blog

They just can’t leave us alone, can they?
Firstly, the Scottish “Government” wants to raise the age at which alcohol can be legally drunk to 21. …

Bars in the US state Minnesota have found a brilliant way to circumvent a new smoking ban:
The law grants an exception from the ban to …

Why oh why oh why?
Smokers could be forced to pay £10 for a permit to buy tobacco if a government health advisory body gets its …

Well, at least those from vending machines:
Cigarette vending machines could be banned to stop them being used by child smokers, it emerged yesterday.As many as …

When the smoking ban was introduced, it was obvious that the next step would be to ban drinking alcohol. It seems that this has already …

Since the smoking ban came into force in England on 1 July, more than a month ago now, smoking has been illegal in all pubs …

No fines or cautions have been issued for flouting the smoking ban, which came into force in England on July 1 at 6am – despite …