It would of been a total different outcome if they asked the public instead of tried thinking what the public want.

Originally Posted by Craig

It would of been a total different outcome if they asked the public instead of tried thinking what the public want.

Yeah,like a referendum!
Supposed to be a democracy!

But in all honestly, smoking is VERY VERY bad for your health.

Originally Posted by boro_boy

But in all honestly, smoking is VERY VERY bad for your health.

As are car exhaust emissions,alcohol,dairy products,red meat,pizza,fish n chips,and any other takeaway,or anything else we enjoy!!
Whats gonna be next??

Originally Posted by superally

As are car exhaust emissions,alcohol,dairy products,red meat,pizza,fish n chips,and any other takeaway,or anything else we enjoy!!
Whats gonna be next??

But not as bad as Smoking.

Get over it yeah!! You have known for ages that it was coming, why whinge now?

Originally Posted by boro_boy

But not as bad as Smoking.

Get over it yeah!! You have known for ages that it was coming, why whinge now?

Ive whinged for ages matey!!:

Smoking = no good comes from it.

The likes of pizza and fast food is all part of a healthy diet in moderation. The government can't stop people from eating certain amounts of pizza or take away.

As for car fumes, I totally agree with you. But at the end of the day, a car is in means of quicker travel. Smoking is means of a quicker life/death. : I'm glad of the ban. Why should us non-smokers get lung cancer just cos a smoker wants to shut their nicotine cravings up for a bit.

I am not bothered about the smoke to be honest. I was laughing at all the people smoking in the rain today. I didn't realise this many people actually wen drinking on Sundays!!!

But its good, surely the pubs can put in smoke machines lol.

I was in a pub in Amsterdam where they had like a huge glass tank for smokers,the smoke goes straight out thru the roof.

Originally Posted by Craig

It would of been a total different outcome if they asked the public instead of tried thinking what the public want.

They did ask the public. Polls were conducted and came out with an overwhelmingly positive result. Non smokers are the majority so it's not really surprising.

Originally Posted by superally

As are car exhaust emissions,alcohol,dairy products,red meat,pizza,fish n chips,and any other takeaway,or anything else we enjoy!!
Whats gonna be next??

The thing with car exhaust fumes is that you're not sitting in a room with a car engine running. Many of the pubs and clubs I've gone to are quite claustrophobic as it is. Lots of establishments simply aren't designed to be separated into smoking and non smoking areas. I'm quite happy for smokers to have areas in some places but I can see why a blanket ban is a good idea.

haha!!!!
i´m also smoking but if it´s raining outside and i´ve to go out for a cigarette.....never!!!

I went out on Friday night to our local, it was pissing it down but there were still around 30-40 people stood outside smoking. The landlord has now decided he's going to erect a huge canopy outside each entrance as he says around 80% of his clientele are smokers.

I really feel sorry for the Grimsby pub "The Smokers Arms". haha

(Yes I am a smoker!)

Originally Posted by hailhail7

They did ask the public. Polls were conducted and came out with an overwhelmingly positive result. Non smokers are the majority so it's not really surprising.

I didn't vote in these polls and I don't remember their being an official referendum. Not saying that if there was one it wouldn't be the same result but slowly, were having our liberties taken away from us by the politicians. Democracy is going from this country. Back on the subject of the smoking ban though, they should have made pubs pay for licenses so they could be non-smoking. If it's true that so many pubs are profiting then most wouldn't.

The license is a good idea. It would be a lot better. If you go to a pub now, can you see how empty it is when people go outside for a cig? It's well crap.