Just Smogging About

Muesli-guzzling citizens of nowhere are seeking yet again to conspire with enemies of the people and force Her Majesty's Government to act against its most deeply-held religious convictions. Common sense and economic orthodoxy both proclaim that for a government to take an interest in the health of its citizens is sinful and Stalinist and very naughty indeed; and since 2010 the Conservatives and their little yellow enablers have been scrumping from the magic money tree in order to protect themselves from any such outlandish obligation. Last summer the Government was defeated in court for the second time, and pledged to start scribbling on more envelopes in order to haul itself into line with, of all things, EU law. Nevertheless, it appears that British pluck and gumption have once again caused the lion to squeak piteously and lose its false teeth, resulting in a further court case. Presumably the jabbering homunculus now ensconced at the Department of Fracking and Flooding will do what is nowadays required of ministers who break the law, and say how sorry he is that a few tens of thousands of proles each year are choosing to disrespirate themselves by breathing out of context.