The UK Govts upcoming smoking bans are well trailed….we’ve all noted the disconnect between their definition of “public places” and the legal definition of “private property”. New York is one of those places cited as showing how wonderful the new world will be so this from Vicki Woods on what might happen next is instructive:

Thrilled with his success at banning smoking in all public places – including greasy spoons and cigar bars – Mayor Bloomberg is now hoping to extirpate the weed in private apartments. Anybody moving into a Manhattan condominium will soon have to sign a legal agreement not to smoke inside the confines of their own flat. Tell that to the Marines, somebody.