http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-13875513
Labour MP Alex Cunningham has called for smoking to be banned in cars carrying children.
His Private Member's Bill is unlikely to make it through Parliament with Tory MPs slamming the proposals as politically correct and smacking of 'nanny stateism'.
There are certainly a number of examples of where the last Labour Government can be accused of exerting too much state control over people's lives. I myself, have applauded the Coalition's scrapping of the 'no touching' rule in schools, which in my view was too far-reaching and indeed left many teachers, as well as children in danger from an unruly pupil.
However, despite the endless circulation of propaganda by the pro-smoking lobby, the link between passive smoking and cancer is well established.
The well-being of our children touches a cord with all right-minded people in our country. This is one occasion where a degree of political correctness is more than justified.
