Independent: The old man who used to live next door was almost 80 and still smoking. His wife did not like it and made him take his ciggie outside. We would chat over the back fence if I was in the garden. “It’s a rum do,” Mr T would say, “Smoked all my life. Never did me any harm. My old ma lived till she was 92 and she was a smoker too.”
We choose the evidence which suits us. The facts on smoking are overwhelmingly clear to scientists and statisticians. But anecdotes and exceptions can provide a handy excuse…

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