Autumn fog

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Gus Alexander England's smoking ban comes into force in July, but it won't be a problem until chilly October. And then, just you watch some bright spark invent a smokers' pod to stick on to pubs. I've just spent a week in Edinburgh - a much more European city than London in many ways. It still has lots of proper shops, bars and cafes for a start. Perhaps it has rather more emporiums offering the unusual combination of cashmere cardigans and single malts than anyone really needs, but it is a welcome relief from the chainisation of English shopping.