26 FEBRUARY 1965, Page 7

Nanny's Last Fling The London County Council is dying, but

the spirit of the Nanny State fights on. Next Tuesday the LCC is to consider a recommendation that the Home Secretary be invited to introduce legis- lation so that smoking could be banned in cinemas licensed by the LCC, in view of the failure of negotiations to secure a ban by agree- ment. The best comment on this ludicrous piece of fussiness is the deadpan addendum to be moved by the Tories on the LCC. They will pro- pose that smoking be also prohibited on the prin- cipal floor of County Hall. And the Socialist majority could set an example by stopping the sale of cigarettes in restaurants in County Hall.