Should we welcome a "nanny state"? The British government plans to impose a tough new smoking ban. This has opened a debate on the role governments should play in our lives.
UK smoking crackdown is ‘nuts’, says Johnson
Weary: Historically, many child labourers smoked, like these newspaper boys in Missouri in 1910. Glossary
House of Commons - The democratically elected house of the UK Parliament. It consists of 650 Members of Parliament.
Winston Churchill - The British prime minister during World War Two, and later from 1951 to 1955.
NHS - The National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948.
Bind - In a difficult, threatening, or embarrassing position. Also a verb to tie or secure.
Status quo - A Latin phrase referring to the current or present situation.
Authoritarian - Enforcing strict obedience to authority.