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Author John Mortimer on the U.K.’s new ban on smoking in pubs: “I have now been pushed by a parliamentary majority of snivelling puritans, who seek to control every moment of our lives, to increase my consumption. …The best part of it is that governmental disapproval now adds considerably to the pleasures.” (“Snivelling Puritans make […]

Author John Mortimer on the U.K.’s new ban on smoking in pubs: “I have now been pushed by a parliamentary majority of snivelling puritans, who seek to control every moment of our lives, to increase my consumption. …The best part of it is that governmental disapproval now adds considerably to the pleasures.” (“Snivelling Puritans make me fume”, Daily Telegraph, Feb. 16).

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