Less than a year to go .....

The smoking ban came to Scotland roughly a month ago amidst a fear that pub trade would be so badly hit that businesses would close.

However, a story on the Press & Journal website, the local paper for Moray, suggests that in fact pub trade has actually gone up since the ban came into place.

The sooner the ban comes south of the border, the better.

Hopefully this time it won't get as far down as Derby, and then march back home again.