The last time I was in hospital the man in the bed opposite was due to have an operation to remove a tumour that was going to require half of his face being stripped back. He knew he had the tumour because of his smoking. But he was really afraid, and he needed to go and have an occasional smoke to calm his nerves. I hate smoke and the effect it has on the smoker and on me. But have a bit of consideration for the smoker. He/she's generally just a fallible human being like you and me, stuck with an addiction or using the deathstick as a way of fending off the other grim problems of everyday life. We've all got our own areas of moral defect. Better to take a step back and then blast off at the tobacco companies and the likes of Kenneth Clarke and Bernie Ecclestone.