toots wrote:
jimbo wrote:
toots wrote:
I think the smoking ban should be reviewed to help improve the income of the pubs. Perhaps a mixture of pubs some that have smoking and some that don't. Perhaps those that serve food should maybe not allow smoking. Who knows what the best solution is, but, I can't help but think that the smoking ban has certainly had an adverse effect on things, more so than they originally thought. It is of course not the only thing to affect the economy or our income
You may think that Toots, but it will never, ever, happen.
The smoking ban is here for good, like it or not, and will eventually be extended to all public spaces.
Personally I'm not bothered whether we can or cannot smoke in public places but I fail to see what other public places there are left to ban smoking in other than the street
Telegraph, 4/2/2011.
"New York bans smoking in parks"
New York has banned smoking in parks, public squares and on beaches - and polititions say it may soon be outlawed altogether.
The City Council has made 1,700 areas smoke free, including Central Park and Times square, eight years after a ban in bars. Those caught lighting up will be fined $50.
The ban, supported by mayor Micheal Bloomberg, provoked some opposition in the council. Erik Dilan, a democrat, said health benifits would be small, while Dan Halloran, a Republican, warned that anti-smokers would soon "target the home"
Predicted by me in 2009.
Where New York leads, the world will follow.
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