Self estinguishing cigarettes that go out in 60 seconds if they are not smoked will become compulsory across Europe within three years. A new EU ruling will force tobacco companies to use fire retardant paper in all cigarettes by 2011 in a bid to cut down the number of fatal fires caused by smoking. The paper is already used in Australia and the US.
However Gordon Brown’s controversial plan to introduce a self drinking pint has been attacked by both Publicans and Alcohol awareness groups throughout Britain.
Derek Palmer chief executive of Alcohol Concern UK said yesterday : “The government plans to introduce a pint glass that empties itself if it has not been used for over two minutes. This would only encourage pub goers to drink more quickly and consequently increase the amount of problem drinkers throughout the UK. At a time when there is already great public concern over the effects of binge drinking this policy is totally irresponsible. It is yet another attempt to raise income via indirect taxation. Once again this government has proved itself to be morally bankrupt”........

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Self extinguishing fags? self drinking pints? have the government gone completely mad? I thought they would have had enough to worrry about with the credit crunch,the economy and crime. Why are they always picking on the the law abiding majority who just want a drink and smoke at their local?