DundeeChest 3.0

The drain outside chest clinic....

As ever the Scottish Parliament do their best to nose ahead of Westminster in their implementation of forward thinking policies. The recent vote at Holyrood in favour of banning cigarette displays is now closely followed by the Department of Health publication “A Smokefree Future” outlining strategies to control tobacco in England.  Little nuggets like banning smoking in doorways would be welcome, although would probably be as effective as the mournful ghostly voices from the tannoys outside Ninewells telling a legion of deaf smokers to put out their fags. “Fresh air garden” indeed (how exactly do you grow fresh air??).  The Guardian has a good piece on how far the proposals go eg. stopping short of banning smoking in cars, but also give voice to the pro-smoking campaign.  There is little to comment about their position as I think most intelligent free thinkers can come to their own conclusions about their arguments. “Got to die of something” and “free will” are crackers and always makes me think we should encourage unsheathed Stanley knives in primary schools to prove a point.