It all comes down to a tax issue and as Gordon Brown seems to be facing an income defecit as his plans for the economy haven't gone to plan, so to speak, then he needs to raise more cash from somewhere and whats an easy target apart from fags and booze.
Transport businesses will grind to a halt and suffer more than most but i'd support a boycott even though it will cripple the business and cause me an awfull lot more pain than the average man in the street. It's gotta stop somewhere. You can argue we can pass it on to the customer and everyone is in the same boat but i think the politicians are taking the ****.