Oh, and another thing

I drink a lot, and I used to smoke a lot too. But I still think the EU ruling on whether you have to transport your own tobacco and alcohol across borders is likely to be wrong (i.e. it is likely to be that you don't have to).

The reason? Well, obviously the tax regimes in different countries are different, and for good reason - it's generally a national consensus that has been arrived at and is accepted by that country. If it's possible to chip away at the national revenue of a country like the UK, which has lower income taxes and higher purchase taxes on things like tobacco and alcohol, then eventually that regime will be unsustainable and we'll be forced to have a higher basic tax regime.

I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing. I just don't like being forced into things. And I know that the tabloid gloating and jubilation about it will drive me beserk.