Why the smoking ban hasn’t really worked in Greece The Greeks are, by and large, a pretty law-abiding bunch. There’s not much visible crime, and they have a tendency to be both trusting and trustworthy. So it comes as … Continue reading →
I was browsing a news web page the other day, and one of the news items was accompanied by a photo of a group of cyclists, all of them wearing those rather ridiculous helmets that make them look like they … Continue reading →
In my last post I described how Thailand is going about dealing with the perceived problem of cigarette butts littering beaches, using the proverbial ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’ approach favoured by politicians around the world. The obvious solution … Continue reading →