The smoking ban
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Watching pubs close – from outside
Friday, 28th November 2008
It is now 16 months since the smoking ban was imposed on us. Have you noticed the number of pubs that have closed since then? More
And this is what they call logic?
Thursday, 10th July 2008
From Graham (Wirral) Government ministers are claiming thousands of lives have been saved by the ban, yet not one death certificate has ever been issued naming smoking as the cause of death. If you die of cancer, it's "because of smoking" (it probably is if you smoke yourself). If... More
Wednesday, 28th May 2008
From Fiona Purcell, UKIP Sutton & Cheam Secretary It is not just the freedom of the smoker which is at stake but the freedom of the non-smoker. There is a much bigger issue, too – the failure of British businesses/British institutions to adapt to change. The pubs which have survived have... More
Friday, 16th May 2008
From Chris James I have been a UKIP member since 2005 but would not support your efforts to have the smoking ban overturned. Smokers whinge about discrimination and talk about freedom of choice, but where was freedom of choice when I wanted to go out for a smoke-free meal? Prior to the ban, the... More
Making the last days of life a misery
Saturday, 19th April 2008
From Margaret Dickie In Northern Ireland the smoking ban is unbelievable. I would not have believed it if I hadn’t seen it happening for myself. At 82 my mum died, a smoker all her life. The family took it in shifts to sit with her day and night. We wheeled her outside to have a smoke while... More
Segregation and discrimination
Wednesday, 9th April 2008
From Angela Morgan On 2 April 2007 came the end of my social life as I knew it. The smoking ban came into effect in Wales. Little did I know then the effects it was going to have on me as a smoker. Almost overnight I became a leper. Not allowed to smoke in the pub any... More
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