Why 12 million British smokers should vote UKIP

UKIP today reveal that the EU wants to ban smokers from even having a cigarette OUTSIDE! According to today's revelations, the EU are "intending to ban all smoking in public places, including beer gardens, parks, festivals" - a plan outline claim that UKIP backs up by providing the relevant policy briefing links.

Godfrey Bloom MEP says of the plan: "Today six pubs will close in the UK. Part of our culture is under threat and now is the time to say enough is enough. These jumped up puritanical dictators must be told where to get off. These bullies seem to have no truck with freedom, liberty or tolerance. Well, in that case we shall have to take it back. And if that means a certain level of civil disobedience, well, so be it".

Many voters possibly do not realise that UKIP have a very pro-choice policy when it comes to smoking. Their criminal justice document 'Rebalancing Justice' states clearly that:

15.5 The UK Independence Party would replace the smoking ban with legislation requiring the owners of premises – such as pubs, restaurants and bingo halls – to provide proper smoke free areas and/or dedicated internal smoking areas with adequate ventilation. If these measures are not possible, the premises would have to be designated all ‘non smoking’ or ‘all smoking’ and advertise this prominently outside.

So, if you're a smoker or a non-smoker who thinks that freedom of choice is an important matter of liberty, you know who to vote for...

Elsewhere on the Good Ship UKIP, leader Nigel Farage has echoed this blog's thoughts of today by pouring scorn over ZaNuLiebour's liberty-loathing biometric identity cards. Mr. Farage also issues a bleak, prophetic warning to libertarians, telling the British people: "If the Lisbon Treaty is ever in force the day will come when as citizens of a country called Europe we will all be forced to carry an ID card".