This isn’t a surprise (Tony Blair has rarely found a liberty on which he didn’t want to trample), but Britain’s Labour government may be set (it’s still unclear) to follow the miserable precedent set by Nurse Bloomberg. The Observer weighs in with its support and its argument, predictably and disgracefully, includes this:

“The ban now proposed would protect everyone, rich or poor, young or old, from the considerable dangers of secondary smoking.”

Perhaps the Observer would like to quantify those “considerable dangers”. It may take a while.

Like Bloomberg, the Observer is either dumb or dishonest.

Take your pick.

And then there’s this…