For or against the smoking ban?

Question

For or against the smoking ban?

Answer 1

I am totally for the smoking ban, i am sick of going to pubs and clubs and coming home smelling like an ash tray. I run professionally and one night out costs me 2 days training. I dont see why us healthy people should suffer because of a disgusting habbit. I hope that one day that tobacco will be completely banned, then perhaps my taxes will go down as smokers wont be demanding health care on the NHS. This would reduce the intake by atleast 15%. For eevery 1000 male smokers the average cost on the NHS is £350,000 every 10 years an £300,000 for females. The costs are rediculous when u realise that there are 13 million smokers in the uk which amounts to £4,225,000,032 every 10 years, this is what would be saved over medical costs alone. Under tax perposes it would save the average 45 year working person a £1000. Also it would save 1 million working hours per week that the smokers waste on *** breaks. These are just a few of the problems and costs caused by tobacco.

Answer 2

I am a smoker but not addicted. I know this because I may not need another cigarette for a year at a time. I only smoke when I am stressed. I suffer hypothyroidism so my metabolism can't keep up with stress, it makes my heart muck up. I also have autism so I get stressed very easy in new situations and particularly in public where there is too much for an autistic mind to take in at once. But that is not the only reason I am against the smoking ban. I could understand if they made a law requiring separate areas for smokers with no chance of contamination of non smoker areas but otherwise it is demonising a simple choice. I believe it should be a right of every person to choose what they do as long as they don't harm others. If they choose to smoke or drink then so be it. Thanks to the ban the smokers at my college will have to miss lessons on a Tuesday just cos they have to walk two miles to get out of college grounds and to a legal smoking space. Not a distance that can be travelled in the 20 min lunch break we get. This is clearly a lead up to a complete ban on smoking, making it a substance. In case no one has noticed, banning substances these days increases their usage. Kids want to break rules no matter how you tell them why those rules are there. Take away those rules and they live more sensibly believe it or not.

Answer 3

Speaking as a smoker for 40 years plus, I agree to a partial ban but this nanny state govt has gone over the top and come up with a law that is seriously flawed because they have no foresight whatsoever and will be difficult to enforce.

There are many parts of England where the police only go round in at least pairs if not mob handed.

What chance the scab council man in dirty white mac with clip board.

Thus the scum areas will smoke in pubs and pubs in respectable areas will eventually close leaving some 200,000 part time bar staff out of work.

Another point is works vans. Who can say which is a works van and which is a private van at 70 mph on the M6.

Who can say which is a private hire vehicle and which is a private car at 70 MPH on the M62



A football match is now no smoking , how will attendances suffer?



Go to the local rec and watch the local amateurs, better game ,often free and have a ***..



I would suggest that all us smokers should agree to not smoking in shops but should boycott all pubs,clubs,cafes,football grounds,bingo halls,amusement arcades in fact anywhere that costs us where we can't smoke.

I have tried it for the last 6 months and found it no hardship.

Give it 6 months and all commerce will be up in arms.

As soon as the FAT CATS are suffering we will get a satisfactory compromise.

As I said at the beginning,I am not against a partial ban and respect the non-smokers position.

A partial ban would help me to cut down if not even to give up, but a mandatory law only gives the incentive to get round it at every opportunity.

This govt has no foreight or understanding of the human race and has reduced us to a third world country

Answer 4

In fact, if a smoker wants to go on a break, some employers force the employee to change clothes, smoke, then change back all within their smoking break. I worked in a pub in '04 and it gets frustrating always having the smoke. Now I realise that I'm on your turf but there are common sense things that need to happen. People deserve the right to breathe easy. One who's not a smoker cannot go into a popular pub without having to deal with the smoke. Second-hand smoke is extremely harmful to others. There is not just a topic of an annoyance here, but an actual health hazard. Having said all this, taking away a smoking break altogether, may be a bit harsh. Perhaps easing off of the smoking breaks would be more beneficial. Here in CA, smoking in public places has decreased the popularity of the ciggy.

Breathing is a right and so smokers are invasive. I'm extremely happy that England has finally caught up with CA.

Answer 5

Against! In a 'free market' economy the market will decide. Pubs should have a choice, then it would soon become obvious what the public wanted. If pubs with a smoking ban were making more profit than those who allowed smoking then landlords would soon introduce a ban without the need for any legislation.

If the government is so keen to protect our health then why not go a step further and introduce a ban on alcohol in pubs! Alcohol is responsible for far more social problems than smoking. Oh, and while they are at it, ban eating in restaurants as we are all obese!

Answer 6

Against. We have suffered this ban in Scotland for over a year and I only hope that the English can mount a challenge as we have failed to do so. I particularly hate coming to a Scottish Airport where you cannot smoke after a long flight when you have been banned from smoking. Areas should be set aside for those in need. Not every pub has to be non smoking but I could guarantee that if publicans had the choice most would opt to allow smoking. I agree that in places where food is served we should not smoke but object strongly to the total ban in all kinds of places. Smoking outside of Scottish pubs is indeed a very social activity as even the non smokers join us for the crack but it is a miserable time during a Scottish winter when the wind and rain are blowing through the allotted shelter space. Come on you English protest strongly and perhaps we can yet find some compromise on this issue which would suit smokers and non smokers alike.

Answer 7

Hi, I am a smoker but don't often go to pubs or clubs, I did stop for 18 months but did not deney anone else a cigarette.

Some people are heavy drinkers and I think these people are more offensive in public than smokers!! at least smokers don't get violent or abusive! or drive cars and kill people.

I think the solution should be, smoking and non smoking venues then at least peole would have the chioce, as it is, what is the choice?

I also know people that don't smoke cigarettes but smoke cannibis, that is a lot more damaging to us than fags, and it stinks, but each to their own I suppose. I am just fed up with being dictated to, as to what I can and cant do.

And finally when we have all stopped smoking, all the non smokers can then complain about all the extra tax they will have to pay to make up for tax the government will lose from the sale of tobacco products. Either way we all lose out.

Answer 8

these laws have been in place for nearly a decade. In fact, if a smoker wants to go on a break, some employers force the employee to change clothes, smoke, then change back all within their smoking break. I worked in a pub in '04 and it gets frustrating always having the smoke. Now I realise that I'm on your turf but there are common sense things that need to happen. People deserve the right to breathe easy. One who's not a smoker cannot go into a popular pub without having to deal with the smoke. Second-hand smoke is extremely harmful to others. There is not just a topic of an annoyance here, but an actual health hazard. Having said all this, taking away a smoking break altogether, may be a bit harsh. Perhaps easing off of the smoking breaks would be more beneficial. Here in CA, smoking in public places has decreased the popularity of the ciggy.

Breathing is a right and so smokers are invasive. I'm extremely ha

Answer 9

As an ex-smoker I am totally against the current perecution of smokers. The passive smoking arguement is utter rubbish and there is no scientific evidence to the contrary.



Perhaps that is why the bunch of crooks in Brussells, led by the mad cow communist President, have voted themselves the right to have smoking rooms in their workplace.



Smoking is a legal pursuit and this legislation removes a smokers rights as enshrined in The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, and British Law. The right to carry out a legitamate pursuit without fear or harassment.



Not that the Ban It Brigade care about anyone's rights except their own. They ought to be sectioned as being mentally unbalanced.



Some idiot anti-smoker was actually calling for a ban on the nicotene gel that pubs and restaraunts are planning to hand out to their customers. Ban It seems to be their new religion.

Answer 10

I presume that this is a uk based question on the impeding ban on smoking in public places? I am a smoker and have given it up in the past. I think im a polite smoker for instance if there is someone eating or if i am in the company of none smokers i wont light up or i will move away i think thats only polite, however my view with this is that we a rapidly becomeing a " police state " there is also the arguement that yes giving up will benifit perhaps millions and help free up resources in the NHS, however the downside is the revenue lost by people giving up will have to be clawed back from somewhere so you will see an increase in prices as taxes are put up to compenaste for this,(for example i like everybody pay tax on my earnings however i was shocked to find out that when i put money in to a savings account im taxed again on it ! so thats two lots of tax on the same moeny) i also believe and i have seen first hand that local economies will suffer as well the amount of small pubs near me which are either closing or have leases up for grabs is astounding ! this " the local" is another piece of the true british identity will soon disappear as people will go to the local alcohol outlet and buy what they want and invite friends round, i also believe that as an adult i have the right to decide what i do and where, i totally agree that there should be a smoking room in pubs as there used to be we would be happy with that and im sure there are enough people out there who do smoke the enable pubs to staff them adequatley and thus keep everyone happy.



And if the governement was serious why not ban the sale of tobaco completley? or is that because of the revenue they would loose ?

Answer 11

This country is going mad!! They ban smoking cos its dangerous,but still allow filthy, smelly busses and lorries on the roads.Why shouldnt smokers have the right to do as they want, after all the government enjoys a vast income from the tax on smokers. A few years ago it was about 3/4 the price of a packet of fags went to the government. Must be loads more now. Ever wondered why our taxes started to go up when people started to give up??

When are they going to start on fast food chains, alcohol,meat eaters,vegetarians?

Already we are being told one thing one day and another the next.

I am of an age when I can surely make up my own mind about what I do.

I would never dream of lighting a ciggie up in a restaraunt or cinema. I feel that I am a responsible adult.

It is just very unfortunate that when I started smoking NOTHING was mentioned that it would be more addictive than heroin. We were encouraged to smoke.

Does nobody else remember those days?

If we could afford it we would move out of this country and the nanny state.

Answer 12

Totally against the ban, this is discrimination !! We are not allowed to discriminate against other people over race, creed, colour, sex, sexual orientation or disabled people, there are most likely other groups of people that I have not included, so why discriminate against smokers, they have as much right to their pleasure as anyone else. Make a smoking room available to them in pubs and other public places but to place a blanket ban is ridiculous !!

I quite understand that non smokers don't like the residue from smokers but you don't see smokers kicking up a fuss like the non smokers, most smokers would not smoke if asked not to, but they should have a choice.

Making a long distance lorry driver who smokes, work a normal working day in his lorry, alone, is ludicrous.

I don't smoke now but I don't tell others how to live their lives. I don't drink, but I don't see any ban on drinking being implemented. Imagine the outcry if that was to be tried.

This is just another way to waste taxpayers money trying to force the impossible.

Who will be responsible for clearing the cigarette ends up outside pubs when the ban comes into force? because if there is no smoking in the pub, those who can still be bothered to go there, will go outside to have a smoke and the remains will be left there for someone to clean up.

I think the landlords of this country are going to be loosing a lot of trade over this ban, who will compensate them?

Answer 13

Against! Establishments should choose whether they are smoking or non-smoking not Government. I would choose to frequent a smoking pub and non-smoking restaurant followed by a smoking pub.



I am a smoker and will only give up if/when I can't afford to cross the Channel to get my baccie which I have been doing for a number of years now. I have already cut down how often I go to the pub because of the price of beer. I'll just go less often and only when the weather permits. At work I usually pop outside for a puff or two but this ban will stop me from doing that. From July I will have to leave our usual smoking area and move away from the building. Fine by me if the company allows *** breaks, if not, I'll quit and work more from home.



My brother (non-smoker) always preferred smoking carriages on trains when it was allowed saying he always found them more sociable than the non-smoking carriages.



My father (non-smoker) has been around smokers all his life and he is 90 fit and healthy.



One problem I noticed when last visiting London since smoking was banned from work places was the number of butts in the streets and around doorways. I never used to smoke in the street but have got quite used to it. I look on the bright side of life - I used to smoke in enclosed areas where just those that came in could share my smoke. Now I smoke outside where everyone can share my smoke.

Answer 14

I remember when breathing clean air was banned, God it was annoying....



There should be pubs for non-smokers and pubs for you criminals :-P (that's a joke, although it won't be long before it's the Law at this rate)



I think it's good because there are many sensible people who will find it easier to quit smoking, but it's not good because I will never be able to visit my Mum cos she'll be on her high horse now and it's just obnoxious when she gets like that, and then she wonders why I don't go to visit.... :-(



Isn't the smoking ban for all workplaces, not just pubs? Do people drink alcohol at work? take illegal drugs? I know that when I've been in a room full of smoke I can't concentrate properly.......



A ban is better for smokers than the alternative.... which is to make it illegal and send anyone caught smoking to the moon.

Answer 15

For in Public places only! I'm a long term smoker but I agree that I don't have the right to subject others to the 'passive smoke' from my cigs!

Against in that I don't like the 'do as we say not as we do' attitude of the Government! The Houses of Parliament should NOT allow smoking anywhere, either.

Against in that if a workman comes to my home they either accept that it's a smoking zone or their boss should send a smoker! Even if I don't light up when they are there the atmosphere will still be smoke laden and no I won't open the bleeding windows, My cat might get out!

Against in that it's MY right to kill myself slowly and painfully if I so choose. I've paid enough over the years in taxes and NI to cover any cost my smoking may cause. I'm nearly 60 but It hasn't yet cost a single penny! I've never taken a day off with a smoking hang-over either.

I'm not a drinker, (They drive and kill) and I don't drive a gas-guzzling, totally unnecessary 4x4 (polluting the air far more than my 20 a day could ever do)but I'm going to stand back and laugh my head off when all the self-righteous prigs are screaming about the tax on their pleasures going up! Where do they think the lost revenue will come from?????

If it has the desired effect of making people quit, the Government will need to raise taxes on other things if only to pay the unemployement benefits of those made redundant when there are no cigs to make or deliver!

I grew up in a time when smoking was the 'norm' and non-smokers didn't feel the need to cough their guts up because they passed you on the street! My sister never even coughed when she was in a room with the five smoking members of her family either and has never suffered from chest complaints or asthma! Not bad for someone over 60!

If the self-righteous non-smoking public will allow me to smoke in the privacy of my own home and on the odd occasions I do smoke out-side then I'll stop reminding them of the damage they may be doing to themselves and others!

Answer 16

I live in California in the US and these laws have been in place for nearly a decade. In fact, if a smoker wants to go on a break, some employers force the employee to change clothes, smoke, then change back all within their smoking break. I worked in a pub in '04 and it gets frustrating always having the smoke. Now I realise that I'm on your turf but there are common sense things that need to happen. People deserve the right to breathe easy. One who's not a smoker cannot go into a popular pub without having to deal with the smoke. Second-hand smoke is extremely harmful to others. There is not just a topic of an annoyance here, but an actual health hazard. Having said all this, taking away a smoking break altogether, may be a bit harsh. Perhaps easing off of the smoking breaks would be more beneficial. Here in CA, smoking in public places has decreased the popularity of the ciggy.

Breathing is a right and so smokers are invasive. I'm extremely happy that England has finally caught up with CA.

Answer 17

The main reason proponents of smoking bans cite is to protect workers (in particular) from heart disease, cancer and respiratory illnesses and other chronic and acute diseases caused by exposure to second-hand smoke.



Smoke-free workplace laws aim primarily at reducing preventable deaths, diseases and disabilities caused by passive smoking. Research has generated evidence that second-hand smoke causes the same problems as direct smoking.



Bans on smoking in (for example) bars and restaurants can substantially improve the air quality in such establishments - especially for employees.



Such a ban is not to stop people smoking - rather to stop them smoking in enclosed areas where non-smokers are.



If the ban were to have been introduced on this basis, I would agree.



There are many arguments both “for” and “against” such bans (generally, on such an emptive issue, people have already made up their minds - and just will not change them). However, in those countries where such a ban has been introduced, it has worked.



It cannot erode “civil liberties”. Non-smokers may well argue that their liberties are forfeit already. The whole “civil liberty” idea is a spurious argument.



However, the Department of Health has an explicit target to reduce the percentage of smokers from 25% to 21% (or less) by 2010. Introducing a ban to reduce the number of smokers is a completely different argument to trying to protect people from passive smoking.



As usual, Government has got its knickers in a twist (nothing new there then) and appears to be doing it for all the wrong reasons.



But the fact of the matter is that in those countries where such a ban has been introduced, it has worked.



All-in-all, as a smoker, I agree with the ban (but not with the reasoning behind it).

Answer 18

Being a smoker I have to say against. This is not because I smoke it is because I believe in FREEDOM OF CHOICE!! I feel I am living in such a restrictive country, what is wrong with having a smoking lounge or bar, if you dont like the smoke dont go there!!! Non smokers have had a choice until now there have been non smoking pubs available as well as restaurants that are non smoking. I dont drink and I dont take drugs my only vice is smoking and now with all this happening I feel as if I am being treated as a 'leper'!!! If smoking is so bad why are we able to still buy cigerettes in any newsagent, supermarket etc. I have to say that I get depressed even thinking about it, what am I going to do when I want to go for a dance in a night club, I dont fancy the idea of being 'locked' in for a few hours just to have a chance to socialise and not be able to relax and smoke!

I thought that pubs (inns) had originally come about with the idea that it was somewhere to socialise, relax, drink and smoke!

I also want to make a point about the people who are mentally ill and have not control over their feelings and what is in their heads. How is anybody going to be able to enforce no smoking amongst these people. I have seen it with my own eyes that part of a mental illness (not in all cases) causes the patient to smoke excessively!!

I know this wont change anything, I have had my say whether I am right or wrong!

Answer 19

if all non smokers are that worried about dieing of passive smoking when they go to the pub, then they should be more worried about what effect alcohol is having on them, people who go to the pub are still going to smell when they get back because booze smells and lingers on clothes, I do agree with stopping smoking in restaurants (most have a no smoking policy anyway), I absolutely disagree with banning smoking at the work place this should be up to the employers and business owners, if any non smokers don,t want to work in a company that allows smoking, go work for a company who operates a no smoking policy, because you would have been given that choice when you applied for the job, silly rules made by academic politicians who have never lived or worked in the real world, when the miners were going down the pit and digging up coal and destroying there lungs to supply the coal that powered this country, I can't imagine many non smokers were complaining that much, but now they have this overriding desire to ostracise those kind of people who want to go to the pub or club and have a cig with there drink, as you can guess I am against the smoking ban

Answer 20

I think that it is about time that this kind of law came into force. Its not only about not liking smoking the thing is that basically smoking is a drug based habit. It destroys peoples lives. My grandfather died as a result of it and watching an old man struggling for breath is a horrible thing. People who say "smoke em while you got em" are basically saying to hell with social responsibility. Why? Because most long term smokers pick up the habit as kids. By the time they get to an age where reasoning kicks in it is too late for them to quit. Lets help these kids move away from destructive habits. Lets not encourage them by portraying smoking as cool or "hard". Lets look at smoking in the light that it should be seen under..the legal use of drugs that provide money to the Governments budget. If it wasn't for the fact that the Government makes so much money out of smokers this habit would have been outlawed a long time ago

Answer 21

For & Against - I am a smoker but isn't this infringing on civil rights - does this actually not stop us having our freedom to do what we want when we want - understand if a pub / club etc does food then agree no smoking - but a pub that doesn't will lose a lot of money maybe even the pub will close like others in Ireland and Wales.



The main point is - is the government giving us our freedom of expression our right to be free or just another way of keeing us down.



Also remember when we all give up smoking where is the tax coming from

Answer 22

For and Against:



As a smoker, I'll take the ban as an opportunity to cut down. Note: Cut down, not stop. I enjoy cigarettes, and thats not a sin. Cutting down, and possibly stopping in a few years will give me health and monetary benefits and there isnt a person out there that can argue that.



But this is not a Government policy. Laws should be left to the establishments. Many pubs, bars and nightclubs will be decimated because a large portion of customers smoke. As a smoker, if i'm going to go for a drink after the ban, i will be consciously looking for an appropriate outdoor space to enjoy my cigarette in comfort. For those establishments that do not have the space to accomodate a suitable external space, they will not have nearly as much custom as those establishments that can equip smokers with a decent space.



Another negative is the littering of cigarette butts thats going to increase outside pubs, bars and clubs. A fine is not going to prevent this from happening, since police officers aren't in ever corner of Britain.



ANOTHER negative is the simple restriction to liberty and freedom of rights. THe way that this ban has been dealt is both fascist and discriminatory without a public concensus. If smoking is considered a habit, which it is, there has been very little sympathy towards it.



All in all, I am trying to make lemonade out of lemons and use it as a reason to cut down, but that should be MY CHOICE, not enforced upon me by prohibition laws.

Answer 23

king cos its dangerous,but still allow filthy, smelly busses and lorries on the roads.Why shouldnt smokers have the right to do as they want, after all the government enjoys a vast income from the tax on smokers. A few years ago it was about 3/4 the price of a packet of fags went to the government. Must be loads more now. Ever wondered why our taxes started to go up when people started to give up??

When are they going to start on fast food chains, alcohol,meat eaters,vegetarians?

Already we are being told one thing one day and another the next.

I am of an age when I can surely make up my own mind about what I do.

I would never dream of lighting a ciggie up in a restaraunt or cinema. I feel that I am a responsible adult.

It is just very unfortunate that when I started smoking NOTHING was mentioned that it would be more addictive than heroin. We were encouraged to smoke.

Does nobody else remember those days?

Answer 24

I'm for the ban. There are a lot of interesting arguments for and against, but I will never agree with smokers moaning about their civil liberties being taken away. Nobody is telling them they can't smoke, just that they have to be careful where they do it.



Non-smokers also have rights - mainly the right to go out where they want without somebody else impacting negatively on their health. I don't think it's too much to ask not to have the residue of someone else's drug of choice - which is what it is at the end of the day, a drug - forced into your lungs.



I am asthmatic, and am really looking forward to my first smoke-free birthday celebration this year.

Answer 25

Being a smoker of 30yrs, I have to say having a meal/flying/being in a cinama etc I have no problem with it being smoke free however.... A pub is a place to have a drink,socialize,relax and if you smoke there should be the freedom to do what is after all something endorsed by the British Goverment!!!

They take £4.00 from every packet of Cigs,and are quite happy to do so, but are now restricting Our freedom which I cannot believe no one has challenged!!

I respect others when I smoke but am totally against this Blanket ban which can only be another step towards the goverment running ours lives!!

COME ON SMOKERS FIGHT THIS !!!

Answer 26

i'm for the ban!! but not just a blanket ban lets be fair in all this, outside area's are all good and well, in summer months, but winter is another thing, and giving up isn't easy, so lets see, its hard to find a restaurant or pub, that isn't making a very good profit, so lets put the onus on these establishments to provide good air extraction, so that smoking and non smoking area's can work effectively, side by side, and put an end to the wingers on both side of the smoking non smoking lobby, and perhaps placate our somewhat politically correct government. i am an ex-smoker of the past fifteen years. however the workplace is another matter, and companies competing for business in a tough market, possibly could ill afford the expenditure for such luxuries as air conditioning, therefore the workplace is a very grey area for such legislation, but as smoking is a recreational based pastime, then perhaps the workplace should be strongly restricted, because, no matter what people have to work to live, but this neccesity of life shouldn't be made any harder for the non smoker, by having to breathe in an unwanted toxin,i.e. nicotine

Answer 27

Against,I do believe that the ban is against my freedoms as a smoker.If a pub could be smoking or non smoking then people would have a choice to go in or not.I live at the coast and sometimes go in a local tourist club. About three years ago one person complained saying that he thought there should be a non smoking part. The landlord to his credit provided a non smoking area.Would you believe it .It was empty for something like 3 weeks.so the landlord did away with it.The guy that complained did not go into the non smoking area because some of his family smoked and he did not want to be on his own.I think there is a moral here

Answer 28

I am for the ban as I think there is nothing worse that eating in a restaurant with someone else's smoke waffting under your nose but I am opposed to the government preventing smokers like me from going outside to have a cigarette break during my working hours. What's next? a ban on smoking inside your own home maybe or am I putting ideas into their heads. Pubs and Clubs are to be the same on 1st or 2nd July so would the ban apply to say house parties?

Answer 29

Both I think its up to Landlords of Public Houses to have the choice after all that was the main reason as they where built for the working class to enjoy a pint & a puff after work.

As I live in Wales where the smoking ban has been in place for about 2 months now, it has effected roughly 20 pubs that have so far have closed.

Also I think some of the rules where we can smoke or not is a above the call of duty. The poor pensioners are also suffering they really enjoyed going to the pub and meeting their friends now they don't bother and remain at home, especially when its cold and wet and they have to have a smoke outside. Lets us have smoke rooms so these people can go like they use to have.

Answer 30

Very Much for! It is about time the UK started joining the rest of the world on a mission to get rid of smoking. It is a disgusting habit and so terrible for non-smokers to have to inhale the stink of second-hand smoke! Also why should they have breaks when all it does is lower the work rate. Employers should stop employing smokers! There is not one good thing to say about smoking. The very fact that it is proven that second hand smoke causes non-smokers especially women to possibly develop cancer is appalling. Why should people who care about their health have to be 'killed' by some useless persons who can't be bothered to respect their bodies!! I wish there was a laser that I could point at each smoker so that they could just disintegrate into a pile of ash.

Answer 31

Totally against! I'm an ex-smoker who packed up with heart trouble. Since then I've been around smokers all the time - at work and leisure - with no more ill-effects. So-called passive smoking hurts no-one, and I've been told that by doctors. Smoking is part of the atmosphere (no pun) of pubs, and the ban will force many of them to close, as has happened in Ireland, according to my Irish friends. So it makes your clothes smell, but after a night out don't you put them in the laundry basket anyway?

A good case can be made for bans in certain areas, such as around food, in hospitals, etc. but a total ban is just another example of Blair's totalitarian nanny state.

Answer 32

Against!!!



Ok I live in Thailand at the moment and looking from afar at the laws and taxes that the UK is enforcing I don't think I will be coming back in a hurry. Just looking at the price of cigarettes here which are 95p for a pack of 20 shows you how much tax the UK goverment actually make from smokers. The country as a whole would be paying more income tax to compensate if everyone stopped smoking, and please do not tell me that all that tax goes to the NHS to fight smoke related illnesses, because by the way our NHS is i don't think they get even half of the 20billion tax generated a week.





I am for not smoking in restaurants, and places where smoking would be inappropiate, but i just think this is another law for the goverment to make money, not only will they be getting tax from the smokers but also they will be fining them when they catch them smoking as well.



I know this sounds a crazy idea, but I think that all smokers nationwide should stop buying cigarettes for a week and then we will see how much the goverment really wants everyone to stop smoking.

Answer 33

Anti

I work in a pub which is situated on a busy high street, we are lucky enough to have a rear garden but there are many who do not, which means that many smokers will have to stand outside the front of wherever they are, most people will not want to do this .

There are some pubs that have a front seating area which non smokers or people with children will happily use because they dont want to be inside with the smokers, what they dont seem to grasp is that they are breathing in all the fumes from cars, which unless i'm gravely mistaken pump out more poisonous fumes and contribute more to the world's pollution problems than someone who smokes, now thats insanity and incredibly stupid.

Answer 34

To be honest, i believe that the smoking ban is pointless. I am against it. This is not due to the fact that i smoke- because i don't. I just believe that people have the right to smoke wherever they wish without being restrained by the laws of society. If people don't like the smoke, they should move, not the smokers. I just believe that it is taking away the free will of people- which is wrong! I don't think the ban will work anyway because there are so many smokers. You aren't telling me that everyone will listen to the law because they won't.

Answer 35

I agree with the ban but I think that it has been taken too far.



1. Smoking at work; if you want to smoke during the time that you are being paid - find another job.



2. Smoking in pubs - there should be pubs where you can and pubs where you can't. Lets have a choice.



3. Restaurants - no way! It can definitely spoil others enjoyment.



4. In church - don't be silly!

Answer 36

As a non-smoker you would think that I am for the ban.However I think publicans should be allowed to choose if they want their pub to be smoke-free.They should have the right to put a sign inside/outside to say "this is a smoking/non-smoking pub"(whichever is relevant).Then Joe Public has a freedom of choice to where he wants to go.The Gov't are being very crafty bringing this in during the summer when people won't mind going outside for a cigarette. Just like when they started the two-week refuse collection in the winter when the smell would not be as strong as in the hot summer months.The smoking ban has the basis of being a good idea but what will be taxed more to make up for the lost revenue when these people stop smoking ?

Answer 37

I am against the ban, I am a non smoker but feel that smokers are not being given the option and think that they are having their civil rights with held, I can choose where I go for a drink or to eat, there are plenty of non smoking tables in restaurants etc so why should smokers be penalised, yes its a drug and causes death and illnesses but so does drink and more people drink than smoke! You don't find it on the news that people are banned for driving under the influence of tobacco.

Answer 38

I am for the Smoking Ban, but there has to be comprises. It is ridicuclous that this counrty prides itself on the Human Rights so where are the Rights of Smokers, if they wish to smoke they should be allowed too. The Government should say ok if you want to smoke you can but in a designated areas, It is getting abit stupid now where Employers are now going to use the 1 July ban to stop people from taking smoke breaks. Why not go the whole hog and ban drinking,unless you are having a meal in a Pub/Restaurant. Pathetic if you ask me.

Answer 39

This ban is too excessive, I am for a ban within limits.

I believe all famil establishments that do NOT serve alcohol should be banned, but pubs and clubs should have a smoking area.

There wil be serious affects on establishments especially if they do not have an outdoor area for smokers.

when the principal purpose is for health reasons, will there be a restriction on how many drinks a person could order ? As there are a huge number of deaths related to alcohol.

Do you not think that alcohol will not be next on the list ? Already the programmes are starting about the health issues not counting the amount of drink driving deaths.

Then what?

Answer 40

I am FOR the smoking ban. Smoking is a terrible habit that I must admit is hard to break. Many people I know are smokers and I can understand why some of them do it.



I reckon there are two reasons why people smoke:



1) It helps people to calm down when they are stressed

2) It makes people look cool or more sophisticated



When the ban comes into effect, I will be pleased that I know I can go out and not have to worry about someone sat near me smoking away at a packet of Bensons.

Answer 41

Although I am a non-smoker I do not agree with the ban. I think it is the second step (the first being a ban on Hunting, which I also do not agree with) towards a "nanny state". This country is supposed to be a free country and establishments should be allowed to decide for themselves whether they will allow smoking in their premises.



The club I go to has already instigated the ban and I am amazed at the number of people - some friends of mine - who have started smoking. When asked why the universal reply was "I am sick and tired of being told what I can and can't do in a supposedly free country. If I want to live in a Communist state I would move".

Answer 42

I'm definitely in favour.



In general, I believe that people should be allowed to do what they want, as long as it doesn't unduly affect other people. However, the problem with smoking is that it's almost impossible to smoke in a way that doesn't affect other people. Even if you are sitting in the privacy of of your own home, the smoke can still leak through the walls and disturb the neighbours. And if you are smoking outside, the smoke blows into the face of the person walking behind. Given the unpleasantness of smoke to the non-smoker, and the proven health risks of tobacco smoke, smokers can't simply expect people to be oblivious to this! It's only due to social inertia that smoking has been tolerated for so long!!

Answer 43

Most definitely FOR!! Ok, so a lot of smokers are going to feel hard done by, and say their own rights are being breached, but think of how many non-smokers their will be in 2 or three generations time. Consciousness raising is going to be the fuel to drive the move towards a smoke less society.

Answer 44

I'm all for it, I've been a smoker for nealry 10 years now but will never smoke in a place where someone else is eating as it isn't fair to force my weakness onto everyone else. Hopefully lots of people, including myself, will now find it easier to give up the habit. I just wonder what it will be like paying £10 to get into a nightclub and then within 30 minutes wanting a ciggy, will they let all smokers back outside for a crafty one, i cant see that happening.

Answer 45

As a smoker, I feel this policy has been hijacked; the Government are keen to increase healthy behaviour, that is to advise the electorate not to smoke and increase their susceptibility to cancer, not least because it represents a burgeoning effect on the NHS.



However, vehement anti-smokers and many employers are seizing on the ban (hey! let's just quantify this - a ban on smoking in enclosed/badly ventilated environments - NOT a wholesale outlawing of the practice!) as an opportunity to impose their will on others.



As a sympathetic and thoughtful smoker, always receptive to the views of others of differing opinion, I find myself feeling enraged that, 'the ban', is being used as a legitimising excuse for insisting I cease smoking. Well I exercise my choice to do so and abhor the leverage this new legislation has provided.



What ever happened to freedom of choice?



It is difficult for me to justify the Government's motives but I am tempted to say that control is the all-pervading force. This is not proportionate or realistic control; it is domination.



So what might come next... curfews for those without any criminal record or conviction of any offence, window tax, outlawing certain clothes, music etc?



Do we now look some sixty years into the past to Hitler's Third Reich and see history about to repeat itself...?

Answer 46

Totally in favour. I go in a bar for a drink, not a smoke. July cannot come quick enough for me. I think most smokers are ignorant and feel that because they like to take a drug in public, there is no reason why others should not breathe in their second-hand cancer-inducing smoke. Rights of the smokers? What about the rights of the non-smoker!!!

Answer 47

I'm a smoker and dont mind not smoking in restaurants ect but I went to Spain and they have smoking and non smoking bars which is a good thing as you can choose where to drink I think that smokers are now classed as second class citizens but just wait until all the taxes go up when so many give up just one other point is int it strange that the politicians made this law yet they can still smoke in the HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT as it would be not a good thing for them to debate or make more laws standing outside smoking!!!!!!!!!

Answer 48

I am against it. Don`t smoke myself which sounds really stupid, and have never smoked.

I agree with the smoking ban in a way that yes it should be stopped in work places, inside but not outside, they can be allocated a place at the back of where they are working, with a bin to put there ends in. I think that is fair. I don`t think that it is fair that they are going to cut out smoking while on breaks outside, i think that is disgusting, because at the end of the day a member of the public can smoke out side of a work place and i think that making employees not smoke at all while working is wrong.

I am against the smoking ban when it comes down to pubs and clubs because that is peoples own time and fair enough people don`t want to be breathing in peoples smoke, but i think it should still be allowed and it will be good to see if pubs and clubs are still as full without this going on.

If it was me i would stay at home and buy some drink, i know it is not the same but 9/10 i would do that.

Answer 49

I am a smoker from Ireland and I think the best thing that ever came in is the smoking ban. Its only when it comes in that you will see the difference. Air is so much cleaner. Because you have to go out side to smoke you will smoke less. and its a great place to meet people. Some of the best relationships started from a chat with someone outside having a cigarette. I have actually given up the cigarettes 11 months ago and havent been tempted when out in the pub to have a cigarette as there is no one smoking in front of me, but I do miss the crack from going out side.So for anyone out there that loves their cigarette and is dreading the smoking ban wait til you experience it before dreading it.

Answer 50

I live in Scotland where we have had the ban for some time, I don`t mind going outside to have a couple of draws in the summer when at a restaurant but we forget that there are a lot of lonely Old people go into cafe`s every day to sit and have a coffee, tea and a *** with their friends all of whom seem to smoke.Remember a lot of these people are in their 80`s and have few reasons to go out. 2 things, 1,they are over 65 and still going , never mind passive smoking they are taking in the full blast and are still here. 2 , we have been told eggs are bad for us , beef is bad for us and children should be monitored at all times when playing, now it seems a broken wrist is more socially acceptable than RSI in a ten year old playing computer games. A cafe is a meeting place for people of all ages, creed and colour, are smokers to be the new leper society ?

Answer 51

Against but is interesting to know that only places where there are non smokers you can smoke around is in Parliament, mental hospitals, and prisons.

Nothing knew as far as mp's go they look after number 1 and that's them selves and not the people who voted for them.

So seems to me prisoner's once again have more rights over the law abiding people.

But at least we know when we all been fined for smoking and we refuse to pay it we can go to a place where we can smoke where and when we like.

Prisons will be full of smokers so criminals will have to be released to make room for us.

What a wonderful world it will be.

I smoke and have never felt like beating or killing someone after a smoke.

But you hear loads of times about people getting hurt or even killed after someone had loads to drink.

Logic?

But seems we all being told smoking is worse than drinking and drugs seems some have not done there homework here.

But hey they must be right as they in goverment lmao what do us normal people know.

Answer 52

I am against the smoking ban.....yes i'm a smoker but thats besides the point.......why should smokers be put out in the cold when non smokers get to stay inside?.....the majority of people that get into my local are smokers and those that don't smoke really don't care....all it will do is send the smoker home to drink in their own home ater buying 24 cans for £12.00 or so from the super store therefore putting the pub out of bussiness... there should be smoking and non smoking pubs...if your a smoker DON'T GO IN THERE...easy as that...I can't stand INDIAN food so I don't go into a INDIAN resturant.....smokers are being punished by aload of do gooders....that need to get a life and push their focus somewhere else.....like on immagration....if they can kick smokers out of pubs maybe they can do the same for illegal immagrants

Answer 53

I don't really care even though i am a smoker. But what will happen if people do smoke and refuse not to put it out ?



You guest it yet another way for the government to make money by imposing already struggling people with fines. I mean what ever next.



come on people get a life and realise what the government is doing to us. We are all slaves to this country that's why people leave every day. Its nothing to do with health its just a way of making fines seem right. You can already get fined 70 pounds for smoking outside an airport if its on there grounds.. ONE WORD STUPID there is more important things to worry about.

Answer 54

Against, even as a smoker I am happy to have a number of non smoking areas and never want to cause ill health or discomfort to others hopwever if I am with fellow smokers and the area /club etc is designated as a smoking area those who visit or work their do so out of choice.

I also understand (correct me if i'm wrong) that there will be two locations after the 1st of July that you can smoke in! Prison and the house of Westminster (both crooks) I am sick of the bully boy approach that has taken every freedom of choice. I shall as soon as possible leave this country beacause this is the final breach of my civil liberties I shall endure. or maybe defy the ban, get thrown into prison and smoke to my hearts content (irony eh?)

Answer 55

I am against any kind of Nanny State interference in a persons life by government. The ban should be left to the individual business owner. And let people find there own way.

Politics should not be involved in this type of decision. Where will it stop? Are we going to have the fat police at the cash register in supermarkets fining you if your shopping is more than so many fat grammes per person? How many women are murdered by alcoholic abusive husbands,? but there is no ban on alcohol. Smoking is not clever or glamorous, but the way to deal with it is through education, not force. Remember one thing....Communists are free to smoke!!!!! According to W.H.O. there are 40% less smokers in the Western world than there were 50 years ago, but yet chest diseases have increased by 30%, doesn't add up does it?

Answer 56

I'm against it. Yes I'm a smoker but to me as long as you respect people around you there should not be a problem. Also reason for smoking ban "cost to lifes and NHS =sorry should we have a ban on alcohol, costs more in policing and NHS and to the fire service when theres an accident.Plus recently I went though a court case (industrial injury) and I was told by this government when I would die(down to the day)- so what is the point they seem to know everything

Answer 57

BOTH



as an ex smoker



firstly what right do the goverment have to tell me what i can or can not do in my van.... or pub .. etc

if i owned a pub and i smoke why cant i put a sign on the door saying this is a smoking pub enter at your own risk!!!!!



my works van is my only vehicle and im self employed my own company if you like.

so when i take my mum to the shops and she lights up in my van technically im breaking the law.... what CRAP

this country gets crazier every day...

NOW YOU CANT EVEN PROTEST ABOUT IT EITHER WITHOUT BEING ARRESTED





if everyone who enters a place is in agreement then whats the problem?



like wise if i dont want to sit in a smoking bar i can go to a bar where smoking is not allowed it should be my choice .





what all these bloody do gooders dont realise is that the goverment gets millions £££££ a day from the sale of fags. if all the smokes stop everyone will have to pay about a £1 a day each in EXTRA TAX to cover the short fall................

Answer 58

I'm for the ban. I'm a non-smoker and don't think I should be subject to anyones toxins. This is the right move to protect children, pregnant mothers and the general non-smoker. As a foreigner in the UK this is logical for a government who provides central health care. Smoking is the number one leading cause of preventable death in the world. The UK will save billions of dollars in the long run, but be careful. Saturated fats will likely be next on the health care hit list.

Answer 59

I am shocked at the number of people who are for this ban - it is another example of how the government is increasingly treating everybody like children. The sun damages your health (the hot variety and newspaper variety!), mobile phones damage your health, ALCOHOL damages your health (BIG time), but are any of these banned???? NO. What SHOULD be done is to penalise those who smoke around food and children - every adult has the ability to use thier two legs and move away from someone smoking and as for all bar-workers, i'm sorry, but NOBODY SAID YOU HAVE TO WORK IN A BAR, go get a gcse or two and work in an office. Simple. And by the way, i do not smoke.

Answer 60

Against. It's more of taking the choice away. The government are basically saying you can't smoke here or here or here etc etc. Where can you smoke then? Obviously they don't want to explicitly state and so just give you a nice looking diagram that looks like a council bus shelter. This whole July 1st malarky seems they've cast a net over smokers and are gradually lowering it.

Why should I quit smoking because the government say its bad? I make my own decisions and will quit when I'm ready!

Answer 61

Well what can i say about England now its gone so down hill for years no wonder millions of British people have moved out of the country and abroad over 90% in a servey said the would never return to U.K even though the have family over the due to our Govermont and Politics who think they are the prison officers and we r all prisoners locked up for life well im 25 yrs old and been smoking over 10yrs well its a bad desion in some kind to ban smoking just to help us not get cancer or blocked arteries so what its our lives if we decide to do that its your choice not goverment like patrica hewitt and others say it will cause cancer your most likely to catch it well its our risk if we do catch it its our fault i work in a cancer hospital and really children who parents never smoked and a child just born gets cancer wow did he have his first smoke when come from his mummies tummy must of needed it. well what do i say about this easy option 1- put half pubs with smoking and half without and see what figures show up on takings/ clubs n pubs will be losing thousands of money each month as i know and then the goverment is fining us from dropping a cig butt on the floor dont worry its only our money going into there back pockets for annual income, and also getting us banned for smoking when people are around and i also heard even if u r on your own thank you for listening hope to hear from all of u.

Answer 62

given that we all need some respect Non smokers should not have to suffer passive smoking likewise smokers should not be dictated to by politicians. in my view its clearly a infringement of our rights to choose...if the government is so anti smoking why is it that they are so willing to make such a profit in taxes from the sale of cigarettes. Now some would say well you had your right to speak and I'm sure as a smoker i did but this like so many different policies we are force to accept is just another way of suppression of the masses. Stores,Pubs and employers should have a choice about the policies they employ in there workplaces me personally i really don't like to go to restaurants where you are compulsory charged a service fee for being waited on so what do i do about it??? well i just don't go the establishments like that problem solved.....it comes down we should have choice.

Answer 63

AGAINST:



I smoke, and i respect people who smoke but think it is discrimination against smokers.



What will it be next.......can't drink alcohol in a pub? Can't smoke in the street?



The government are quite happy to rake in the taxes from cigarettes.....if they were that concerned surely they would ban tobacco???



And what about the fumes from vehicles in the street.....far worse than second hand smoke! Or people coughing germs in a public place?



I believe that it should be fair for both smokers AND non-smokers: EG In a workplace a designated room, or in a club, a designated smoking bar/area!



Whatever happened to EQUALITY?

Answer 64

As a smoker I think a compromise can be met, allow bars and clubs to have smoking in the building, but use a seperated enclosed room with ventilation, the sugarmill in Hanley, Stoke on Trent is already building a roof top bar for this!

As for Restaurants have a smoking room off the side of the building, as I myself do not want smokers sitting next to me when I'm eating, its horrible!



I know these are expensive decisions but think of the extra trade the few that would implement them would get, it would pay for itself!



Either that or allow pubs to do it at their discretion, just as long as it is clearly notified to the staff and customers

Answer 65

I am a smoker for some 39 years now and I find the Governments attitude to the People of the UK rather disturbing. This no smoking ban is just one of a multitude of stupid regulations FORCED on the people of the UK by a very inconsiderate and NON-LISTENING Government whose only alienating the People of this Country further.

The Government has proven thus far that it only cares about "THE PARTY" and NOT for the People or their Rights, if they did, then a very real Compromise would have been sought (as it was before the ban). The People of the UK are NOT stupid, the Government on the other hand think we are. t is really time that Petty DICTATORS in Parliament realise that they are in the HOUSE of COMMONS, THAT MEANS you do what we the COMMON man tells YOU what to do. After all, that is why you are there in the first place, that is why we VOTE in this Country, it is not to vote in some other stupid non-listening Tin Pot Dictator who has ideas of Grandeur just because you have got to Parliament.

This is quite Simple, If you cannot do the JOB WE ASK YOU TO DO, then get out of Parliament.

Answer 66

I am a smoker and am against.



How can it be in every public place apart from the house of Lords (dual-class citizenship).



However if driving in public places was outlawed, and drinking alcohol prohibited (root cause of violence, therefore A&E admissions at weekends) then i would be in favour, as this would help sustain a healthier environment.



It would be easier to take and understand if the government had completely banned smoking full stop, making it an offence to possess/sell cigarettes, but they still need the proponderous tax revenue gained by cigarettes (note the cigarettes, not cigars, as many MP's smoke these!)

Answer 67

I am yes and no for the ban I am a smoker I think if the owner of the place wants to allow smoking then they should be allowed. I do beleive that *** breaks should be banned as its not fair to the people who don't smoke. They work much longer in a day than a smoker. I also think the our freedom of choice is no longer there.

Answer 68

Against, mainly because I find it an infringement on my rights.

It appears that the Government consider it ok to take my £5 from me, in payment for a packet of cigarettes, and then tell me that I am not able to smoke them? I am not totally against the ban, but think that, rather than to keep smoking legal, in order to cream the vast amount of tax, paid by smokers, that it would be more logical, to me as a consenting adult, to have smoking outlawed altogether. Also, while making smokers social outcasts, the gvt should be looking at cracking down on more serious issues, such as the use of canabis?

Answer 69

Well what can i say i am a smoker, and the benefits associated with the smoking ban i agree with in principle, who likes to smell like an ashtray and the health benefits goes without saying. But surely this is bordering on the edge of infringement of your human rights. Yes ban smoking in enclosed places, restaurants, anywhere where people who choose not to smoke, could not agree more. Surely it is a little extreme not to allow specific rooms within pubs for smoking. People are forgetting there ancestors fought wars for our freedom of choice was that in vain, as we are now watched, dictated to and one by one our civil liberties are being taken away call this a democratic society. People will learn in time, why don't the do gooders do something for the people that need help instead of criticising people who smoke. Like my self most smokers agree with the majority of what they are saying. Seems to me the do gooders have sad little insignificant lives and nothing better to concentrate on, there are a hell of a lot more problems in this country that needed addressing before any smoking issues were raised.

Answer 70

Against, why? lets see, firstly guess what? the very mps who voted it in will be able to enjoy a smoke with their drinks in the bars in the houses of commons, next, if the media reported things honestly the world would be aware that after a loss of sales in Ireland it has recovered and now an extra 5% is sold, this is thought to be more people starting smoking due it appearing normal at home so the kids are picking it up.

And lastly, the EEC commission asked for a report into the ban in Ireland and it states that an EXTRA, thats right and EXTRA 10 people are dying each week due to increased smoking in the home, as the ban was brought in to save 45 to 50 poeple in the work place per year it means 450 extra people are dying to save them.

still it will ease the pension problem a bit .

Answer 71

This will be really easy for you all to answer once the smoking ban comes in. I live in Dublin and everyone was freaking out about the ban before it came in. Now everyone loves it here- even the smokers! It has also encouraged a lot of smokers to give up. You will be really surprised how much nicer a place the pub will be without smoke! One note of warning its much easier to smell the other nad smells- guiness farts etc :)

Answer 72

I am for the ban. As a NHS worker, I am glad that the government has eventually taken action. In other EU countries, like Ireland and Italy, a total ban has been in place for years and works well. It sends a strong message that smoking is seriously harmful. Besides, I never go to pubs or night clubs in the UK as the air in them is simply unbreatheable most of the times, it is a bit like being in gas chambers, I guess. Hopefully I will be able to enjoy myself after July the 1st. Allowing for 'smokers' pubs would not be fair to staff, would instigate unfair competition between establishments, and would encourage smokers to gather in ghettos where the air would become even more unbreatheable

Answer 73

Smoking in public places, what exactly is the benefit of smoking, other the health hazard that it is.The thing with this society is the acute selfishness that pervades it. This smoking thing is another example of how people can display a level of stupidity just to appear to be civilised, and smoking is one of the actions of people in so called western societies to cover up a frustrated life style where only selfish interests count to the individual. I am sure smokers will find ways to indulge their habits if they have to, but there are more important problems around the world created by the west, rather than this silly topic.

Answer 74

Im for the smoking ban, its bad for your health and even though I have never smoked ,its still horrible having to take in second hand smoke. Its destroying our bodys and course there will be less cigarette breaks in work places so its equal now to all who dont smoke . We will be able to stay in public places more often without wanting to get the hell out of the smoke, for some proper fresh air to clear our poor lungs. Maybe this will be more of an incentive for people to actual give up now, as there will be millions in exactly the same postion. Everybody trying to give up together. I just cant see people wanting to stay in their own homes just because its no smoking in public places theres better things to do . Good luck to all smokers and be strong. Its all for the best in the long run. Hope you can all succeed.

Answer 75

Against. it is just a stelthy way of increasing taxes, 1st there is a ban in public places then near any public building & complete ban on smoking with the taxes slowly going up each time & we all know that taxes have to go up to cover the lost revenue from each packet why you ask??? beacuse for example the NHS makes more money from the duty on each pack of ciggerettes than they spend on smoking related diesase with the large amount of people that are expected to give up come july 1st they will be even more cash strapped than now. Banning it has taken away freedom of choice this big brother state is getting silly we can no longer do anything with out a fee payable license.

Answer 76

I see points to both sides , BUT, just because I smoke I should not be treated like a leper, I pay my taxes just like everyone else. It should be left up to the Landlords, or restaurant owners etc discretion. In the long run how many smokers will stop going out if they cant enjoy a ciggie with a pint, or after a meal, then what, establishments will close and unemployment will be up!!!!! Ciggies and booze are one of this country's biggest revenues, without it are taxes would be even higher!!!

Answer 77

Both - I am a social smoker only - so this means I really only smoke when in a pub which is max once a week so hopefully I can quit for good however, smoking is a choice and people who pay their taxes and work hard etc should have a choice of places where they can go to smoke - also a lot of business will loose money because of it. In what I call "local" pubs smoking has been a part of life for 100's years and thats what you expect in a pub. I for one am looking forward to it but I dont think it should be as cut and dry as just NO SMOKING everywhere

Answer 78

For.



But let me qualify, that's for a ban on smoking in workplaces (including pubs, clubs, restaurants etc) - not an outright ban.



Allowing smoking in places of work in the UK is already illegal under H&S law - it is your employer's responsibility to "prevent or adequately control your exposure to substances which may harm your health". Allowing smoking in a workplace is a clear breach of that. IMO that's one of the reasons for this ban - to pre-empt civil lawsuits on the basis of that clause of the H&S regulations.



That is why nobody should be allowed to smoke in any pub. It's not about customer's free choice. It's about employee rights. Would you allow pubs where customers were allowed to voluntarily breathe in asbestos? No. Not because of customers, but because of staff. Breathe asbestos in your own home if you want to, but not in someone's workplace. It's that simple.



An outright ban is a bad idea because it would drive existing addicts underground and make the problem worse. Government may not want it because of revenues - their dirty motivations are not the issue, it's still not the best solution.



Plus I feel sorry for the pipe-smokers. Not sure why, I just do.



I am concerned that some jobsworthies who love to ban things will use this ban as an excuse to start banning everything in sight, however. That's not a good enough reason not to have the ban, but those of us with sense must do our best to stand in their way.

Answer 79

I am against the smoking ban not only because i am a smoker but also i have lost my freedom of choice. We are being treated worse than drug takers and alcoholics, who commit crimes.Smokers are being persecuted and discriminated against. Why could they not just have smoking and non smoking rooms and then everyond could choose which room to go into.

People have smoked for years and yet no one complained, now some pen pusher who has nothing to do decided to go for the smokers, who is next i ask?. Is it to be obese people people with a stutter disabled people motorists or the elderly.

Why cant these do gooders just leave people alone to live their lives the way they want to, would they like us dictating to them, i think not.

Answer 80

As a non-smoker I am definately AGAINST the smoking ban!!! Surprised?

To me this isn't about banning the smoking - its about the fact that our freedom is now being ripped away from us at a rapid rate! We are now told what and what not to do by a government quickly becoming dictators. The attack on beer will be coming soon... oh, and if I see a teabag in the wrong bin I'll tell the relevant authorities all about your sinning against their communist rules!

And I hope you all pay the many stealth taxes that are now appearing!

You will all be lined up against the wall and shot if you disobey!

Answer 81

I am totally in favour of the ban. As an ex-smoker, I know how addictive smoking can be , any help that can be given to break this awful habit should be welcomed. I am sure many lives will be saved because of the ban, secondary smokers incuded.

Answer 82

i cant make up my mind. i think a compromise would have been better than a total ban I'm an ex smoker myself but i do think that smoking should be banned in places that serve food and anywhere that have facilities for children, The rest of us have a choice whether we would go in a smokey environment or not so isn't it up to the individual if they wish to smoke.

is alcohol going to be banned too, this is also bad for you are the government looking for ways to "help Us" see the error of our ways and ban alcohol. Are we not mature enough to make our own decisions about our own lives.

Answer 83

Definately FOR the ban. For years I've had to endure this filthy habit in pubs, clubs, bars, restuarants etc etc. Now at last I can breathe clean air down my local, not have smoke puffed into my face and go home with fresh smelling clothes! I once had a boyfriend who was a smoker - it was like kissing an old ashtray - needless to say he didn't last long.

Why should those of us who choose not to smoke have it thrust on us by inconsiderate smokers? If they want to kill themselves with the nicotine and countless other toxins then let them but not near ME!

Answer 84

Against!

It's ridiculous... what's next?

Banning beef in case someone gets mad cow disease?

Eggs for salmonella?

Alcohol because of liver disease?

How many of the people that are for a ban drive a car which spews out fumes all over people when they're walking down the street?

After everyone has given up smoking where shall the taxes come from?



Why has it come down to a total ban instead of a compromise? Bars that are either smoking or not? I totally agree with it in places that serve food but I don't see how it will ever be policed properly in night clubs etc. So instead of people all being inside a club there'll be loads of them swarming round the doorways - what a great idea!!



Stop taking away the freedom of choice of millions of law-abiding adults and start concentrating on drug addicts etc. They get better treatment than smokers do!

Answer 85

I'm for the ban. If I wanted to wander around the streets spraying a new smelly, choking, eye watering, toxic gas which could potenially cause a slow and painful death to 60% of the people that inhaled it purely for my own enjoyment I'd be arrested.

Personal rights don't apply when your 'right to smoke' affects the health of and can kill others who have no choice in the matter. The personal rights argument is a discrace as it undermines the fact they're ruining non-smokers right 'not to smoke' by polluting the air that they breath.

Answer 86

If the powers that govern us don't want us to smoke, then stop selling cigarettes!! , but of course they wont as theres too much money in tax for them. Sounds a bit hypocritical to me?

Wonder if they'll ever have a drinking ban? I've never heard of anyone having too many fags, getting into a fight and stabbing someone, or smoking all the time and going home to beat up their spouse in a smoking rage? The powers that be need to have a rethink!

I am a smoker who will be saving money, not by giving up smoking , but by not spending my money at pubs, clubs, resturants etc anymore!

Answer 87

i am against the ban



thats see all the non smokers laugh when taxs go up

the goverment make a lot out of us drinkers and smokers

smoking is the cause of all illnes and non smokers still get the diseases as we do and cancer

yes smoking (might) be bad for you but go stand on a motorway for a month you wont feel so good then wot a world we live in you can drink drive and kill but a cig gets the ban

they can stop u smoking but not stop drugs

this country needs to get a grip

global warming lol

we keep cutting trees and take up green belt land for houses

wot a joke

england is getting like alcatraz stay in side till we let you go

Answer 88

do we next ban people from having a burger because over weight puts as much strain on the nhs as smokers and smokers pay ridiculous amounts of tax to fund the crumbling nhs.Great Britain its a joke its a police state,this country was built on freedom thats what the second world war was about to stop things like this happening,i am a truck driver and i'm not going to stop ,bring on the fines we will see how much it costs when every fine i get goes to court.I am ashamed to be English. i also live 600 yards from the m6 motorway were its stationary traffic morning until night and you think a ciggarette is polluting the air your having a laugh.



As for harmfull to health badly stored health foods such as pulses have many cancer causing chemicals but we don't ban them and no smoking on airplanes means the air dos'nt get recycled with fresh air every three minutes it gets replaced with recycled air which makes people feel sick,dizzy and speads viruses like wild fire and the only people to win on that situation is the airline resulting in using less fuel.



Why should i breath other peoples car fumes,why should i breath in other peoples smells who are sweaty and overweight,hairspray and deodorant take the breath of you when sprayed why not go the whole hog and just make smokers live around smokers ,drivers live around drivers and obese people live around obese people,if this was not smokers and was another group of people i would say it was discrimination.

Answer 89

I find the witch hunt on smoking worrying. So we're allowed to drink alcohol in bars, but not smoke? In the 1920's it was the other way around in the US. In the last century the Brits paid Chinese workers in opium. Marijuana is becoming more and more legalised. It's all a cultural thing, and in the end I believe in freedom of choice of drugs and personal responsibility for your own health. I don't believe smoking is as bad for you as we are made to believe right now. I smoke the Egyptian sheesha (water pipe). Lovely. Smells good too.

Answer 90

I'm 100% for the smoking ban. Smoking is unnecessary, results in health problems and is unpleasant to be around.



For those that say it's just the government interfering, do you feel the same about other drug users(i.e. heroin etc.)? Tobacco is a drug and has been found to be more dangerous than some drugs that are currently illegal.



And for those saying it's the minority ruling the majority, most people in this country are non-smokers

Answer 91

I am a smoker and its not very good for us to be chucked out of a pub just because of smoking. A pub without smoking is not a pub. At least we could have a separate place like a smoking room and if we do go outside for a smoke what will happen in winters? Don't go to the pub. Not a solution.

Answer 92

Against. If a smoking ban comes into force in the workplace then all it will do is to drive it underground. Also people will be absent from work for the smallest of reasons in order to take a break from the draconian ban, and to stay at home in order to continue to enjoy their smoking habit. The result will be more absenteism in the work place with loss of production which will result is loss of profits for many companies. Dont just try to ban outright, think first about the consequences first.

Answer 93

Against.

I smoke like a chimney,dont drink, dont break the law,pay my taxes and have private health care.

My car runs on eco friendly fuel and i do re-cycle.I am by all accounts a normal person who when requested will not smoke in front of none smokers or will go outside

To have this plethora of advertising and health crap forced on me by"non smokers" and to be told that i am draining the health service rescources by smoking hacks me off.

Ban drinking, its far more dangerous than smoking, ban diesel cars, ban unleaded petrol, ban strong smelling offensive perfumes, ban cows farting!

Who is going to pay for healthcare when all the smokers stop and Mr Brown cant get his £4.00 per packet in taxes?

Please leave us alone and we will stay out of your way.

Stressed right out now...........going outside for a ***.

I have just tried to write the word f a g on this forum and it wont allow it.........cant anyone see what this country is coming too?

Answer 94

Yes - people who like to smoke should do so privately or in the open air -and most do - so from that point of view it's fine. What I DO object to is being bullied into sticking up 'signage' all over buildings where people have never ever smoked before (like surgeries, libraries and churches) and the owner/manager of the building being threatened with a fine for not sticking up these ugly notices. It's not only bullying, it's gross interference and an attack on our liberty. We don't have signs saying 'you're not allowed to murder in this building' or 'you're not allowed to rob old ladies'! The smoking-ban signs are only needed where people have smoked in the past or where there may be confusion. Nannying! Makes me cross!

Answer 95

a smoker and im for and against. i think we have as adults a choice i dont light up in non smoking places and wouldnt smoke in a place where it was banned but what about on a night out i like to have a choice if i smoke or not i can see a lot of pubs and clubs having a problem on july 1st as i for 1 and all my friends whould rather stay in having a drink then go where you cant

Answer 96

In general yes, but I am 76, have been a pipe smoker for 60 years. Apart from the aches and pains associated with ageing I am in good health. So as far as I am concerned the jury is still out concerning the ill effects of smoking.



Frank

Answer 97

I'm totally against the smoking ban. What happened to freedom of choice? Okay so the government ban smoking to do what to reduce deaths by cigs, what about deaths by alcohol or obesity or murderer's. You would have thought that the government had more important things or there mind than banning smoking, what good is it going to do, lets see send people onto the streets who smoke so that pub's, clubs, cafes etc loose business, Teenagers who smoke will rome the streets and by alcohol from shops instead of the pub and cause havoc as there not in a relaxed environment. In my opinion all the smoking ban is going to do is make people rebel against the government as people will see that there taking away there freedom of choice. They might take away the freedom to eat next you never know.

Answer 98

The vote to pass this measure was I believe undemocratic, why are Welsh and Scottish MP's representing constituencies in those countries allowed to vote on an issue that is relevant to England. In Scotland and Wales the ban was voted upon by their assemblies and not parliament. Democracy doesn't exist in England therefore the vote is invalid and thus the ban should be ignored. Where better place to show that disobedience than in Wendover where John Hampden - 'Patriae Pater' - the Father of the People was MP and Aylesbury where John Wilkes "a friend to liberty" was MP.

Answer 99

Against.

Nobody should be able to mother me, except my mother. Smokers can't kill you (although I have wanted to at least punch a few whinging non-smokers on many occasions) and passive smoking is ONLY PROVEN IN THE HOME. Aww don't like the smell? Well say hello to BO, puke, stale beer and cheap aftershave - yum! Can't you people see that civil liberties are actually meant to be protected? That there are bigger issues, and more important problems that need addressing than the way you smell? Wake up!

Answer 100

Well, its easy to understand why, is it? Most smokers do already feel guilty, so they are easy targets for a government that wants to make a show of responsible living without having to take any real hard measures. The damage done by driving private cars, or flying planes, is much, much more than that caused by smoking, but we still don't see any significant measures to reduce that, let alone a ban....

Answer 101

I am definately for the smoking ban. Can't wait to be honest. The smell of them just make me feel sick and spoil any nights out I have. I've never smoked in my life, however when I get home after a night on the town, I stink like like a mucky old ashtray. You can smell it in my hair on my clothes and on my skin. Dont even want to imaging what a smoker smells like. About time if you ask me, pitty smoking in the street isn't being banned too.

Answer 102

as a smoker that's a toughy ! but it is a persons choice if they smoke or not and i was under the impression we live in a democracy, taking away peoples free will doesn't sound like a democracy to me it sounds more like the the removal of a civil liberty ! but i do agree that segregated areas in public places to allow smokers to indulge in there pleasure would be a better option as this would please both smokers and none smokers alike giving both the freedom of choice,as i work in a farely stressful job its nice to call at the local to unwind before going home and taking any stresses of the day with me thus enjoying a happy home life, but as of the first of July this little buffer zone will no longer be available to me because having a smoke while enjoying a pint will no longer be a choice !

Answer 103

I am a smoker and I get the urge to stop every now and again, but this total ban on my right to damage my own lungs using my own money has made me decide that I will not give up smoking. the company i work for is also banning us from smoking during office hours or on company property so we will have to leave the grounds at lunchtime to smoke. i don't usually leave my desk at lunch, but from now on i will be out for the entire hour every day no matter how much work is to be done. i agree that people have the right to breathe clean air, and i have always taken non-smokers into account - but what about my rights???

Answer 104

AGAINST. Why are people talking about 'clean' air when 4x4s roam our streets? hypocrisy of a high order.

Pubs were the last, very last bastion of smoking- a real refuge. I can see that the holier-than-thou non-smokers might like smoke-free pubs, and that's fine, but having NO ALTERNATIVE is a ridiculous, over-zealous, one-size-fits-all approach. We're not trusted, as adults, to make decisions for ourselves to go to a place that allows smoking or otherwise. So now we're to be criminalised and our civil liberties are being even further eroded. It almost makes one vote Tory, but those gits were all for the ban. It's a middle-class conspiracy to paper all our pubs with creme fraiche, and the usual endless jackboot stomping on the human face of the working class.

Answer 105

It should be up to the person who run the pub or club or whatever, it should be a choice, not from big brother but from the people. we all know it is dangerous with nicotine.



BUT you cannot sell a product and then you cant use it???

A product what 8 of ten people use when going out.



This is just beginning of a perfect world what our choosen government want us to do, soon they will also decide how much what we drink each week!!!! i do not belive its going to be less smoker, it is all bullocks and up to each one what we want to do with our life....



I am non smoker but really angry about this nonse...we all now you cant afford to illegalise it, it would be another criminal group and no tax money to cash in!!!



TOTAL NONSENS!!! I AM AGAINST SMOKING BAN!!!



PEOPLE STARVING IN THE WORLD, NOBODY DOES ANYTHING OF THAT, THEY DONT CARE!!!



THANK YOU!

Answer 106

For!



For all those saying this is a democracy so why is there a ban, the reason is the majority of people do not smoke! Why should the majority put up with the filthy habit of a minority. Eyes stinging, clothes stinking, it is disgusting. And then there is the health affects to non smokers. This ban should have happened years ago.

Answer 107

When I was growing up I believed in Freedom, Now I find it is more an idea than a practice. Sure smoking causes death but so does life. Its part of living in a civilisation to accept the behaviour of other and others accept your behaviour. Christian respect smokers, smokers respect christians ect. Without choice thier is no freedom.

Answer 108

Against as long as they can smoke in the houses of Parliament and prisoners can smoke, while i a decent law abiding citizen am banned.I didnt smoke when people where eating IE in restaurants etc seems to be one rule for one and one rule for another.Also what are people going to do when everyone gives up and your taxes go up ?.If drug users where treated the same way who do a lot more to contribute to crime usually Violante to feed their habit all hell would break out from human rights campaigner's you rarely hear of a smoker robbing to buy a packet of fags or mugging someone. Non smoker

Answer 109

For.



Lets face it folks, we are not talking a blanket ban. It only affects public places. Smokers have the right to smoke if they want but non smokers should have the right not to passive smoke, so the compromise is to allow people to smoke in there own surroundings.

Answer 110

I am a smoker & i think this whole subject has gone to far. i agree that a smoking ban should be inforced for restaruants & pubs ect. but i also believe its our human right to smoke if we want. this is becoming a more dictatorship than a democracy. & as for the government what are they going to put onto the lost Tax revenue from the cigarettes. it will make more people suffer than just the smokers. 40% of tobaco goes to tax

Answer 111

I am a smoker and I agree with the ban as it will give me a chance to slow down and eventually stop. What gets me is that smoking isn't banned in the House of Commons Bar!!!

Answer 112

It is not sooner enough, i had a triple heart bypass 3 years ago and it was confirmed by the surgeon after the opp` that the arteries that had to be bypassed were most common in people that mixed in smokey atmospheres. I did work in pubs and clubs servicing sound equipment mostly at night for about 10 years. Now it will be about time that you can go out for a drink and go home without smelling like an ash tray.

Now i can get off my soap box.

Answer 113

For a ban!



I love going to the pub with mates (most of which don't smoke). If only 1 person is smoking then I end up smelling like an ashtray!



Bring it on!!!



(Ex smoker)

Answer 114

I am totally for the ban. It's not even a cause for debate.



Why are people whining about their "lack of liberties" and the "nanny state" controlling peoples' lives? I'm from Calgary where there has been a ban for many years and you don't hear people harping on about their rights. It's a public health issue, not a rights issue.



The government isn't telling you that you can't inhale your carcinogens anymore, it's just saying that you can't do it in certain places. Deal with it. Yes, there are other things out there that cause pollution, but you have to make baby steps. It's just so retarded that people were even allowed to smoke in work places, restaurants and pubs because of the stench alone, not just because of the lethal damage caused by second-hand smoke.



Stop complaining and learn to accept it. Time is changing, it's about time you did too.

Answer 115

I am against the smoking ban because it takes away our human rights! i am a very considerate smoker and would never dream of lighting up where others do not smoke. Still i suppose they will ban alcohol soon as well so we will all just have to party at home!!

Answer 116

Against - I'm a very ocasional smoker, approx 1 cig every 3 weeks. But when I do smoke I like it to be in a pub, with a pint, after some pub food, crossword in hand. I just won't enjoy this situation without a cigarette which is a real shame. Why should my occasional pleasure be penalised?

Answer 117

I am against the smoking ban instead of banning smoking in public houses all they needed to do was give the pub owners a choice smoking or none smoking and for them to display a large sign in there window stating which that way everyone had a choice as a disabled person i do not get many pleasures in life and a pint with a cigarette was one of them now I will have struggle outside and stand like a leper

Answer 118

While I wholeheartedly agree that non-smokers should have the right not to have to breathe in others cigarette smoke, I really worry about what is happening to our so-called democratic society. Although I'm a smoker who is desperately trying to give up, I still think this is just the beginning of a George Orwell type Great Britain.

Answer 119

I am in favour with the ban in restaurants and eating places. I think that pubs should be able to choose but should have a completely separate room if they want to serve food so people who want to smoke can stay in the bar without having to stand outside in the rain. Also the government will tax us more in the next budget as they will lose revenue from sale of fags!!!!!. They say the nhs costs will come down with people quiting BUT that idiot Gordon brown will lead us to believe they are losing money so we must be taxed more. Whats worse is we all sit on our bottoms and let him walk all over us!!!! about time we stood up to our government like the french do.

Answer 120

i am an ex smoker but i believe that smokers should not be discriminated against and that places should be set a side for people who wish to smoke, especially when socialising

pubs could have one room for smokers, not send it outside where cigarette butts are left strewn over the floor which will look unsightly. i am for a partial ban

Answer 121

I agree with the smoking ban! I know it will be hard for the smokers among us, but we are all aware of the dangers of smoking, so surely its in everyone's interest to curb the effects on the population as a whole!

Answer 122

I am definitely against the ban, Britain was built on the taxes smokers paid in tax. 1935 to 1945 and in wars since, men gave their lives to keep Britain a democracy. We now have a dictatorship when even some of the survivors are not asked if they want to smoke, they are told that they cannot smoke if they want to.

Answer 123

against the pollution from cars and factories is far worse than cigarette smoke its just another goverment cover up to tax more on your earnings and to raise council tax. there should make the non smokers pay more tax than smokers cause smokers currently pay tax on their cigarettes .

plus i agree with the open isuue of pubs if you know that there are smokers indise and your health may be harmed then dont go in its your choice but then the goverment want you to have no choice btw im a non smoker

Answer 124

The governments around the world knew we should not smoke decades ago but allowed it as it made the huge tax revenue on each pack sold and now its politically correct to have no smoking in any public building they are pushing for there own reasons and yet the tax is still rising on these products in the same way as alcohol.



Ban these items altogether!!!!



BUT don't blame smokers who for whatever reason need this addictive substance, and i wonder how many drink in excess and give it time before this is a new law



I wonder how long before we answer questions on huge increase in taking drugs as is happening now.it does not smell and gives you a high.



good bye smoking.





Hello drugs with the violent crime and social disorder that comes from it. watch this space, anyone remember heroin?

Answer 125

Against.



Drinking alcohol is unhealthy. Driving cars (even for recreational purposes) is dangerous and incurs significant health costs. Crossing the street may be a risk to your health.



Drunks make me uncomfortable and discourage me from visiting certain pubs. Cars pollute the atmosphere and cause respiratory diseases.



Let's all just admit that we're incapable of running our own lives and email the government whenever we leave the house, to check that we're fully in line with the latest list of 'approved' activities.



I'll kill myself slowly if I want to. Health fascists have no democratic mandate, and the fact that Doctors have to pick up the pieces doesn't give them the right to do anything more than advise about the consequences of our actions.



When did government and health professionals stop being our servants and advisors. How long before they become our jailors?





Hmph.

Answer 126

I recently quit smoking but I am totally against the ban. It will encourage a police state, employees grassing the smokers up, for their own pleasure, and the threat of fines for the employers who don't. We all have our bad habits but their should be some sensible compramise.

For help quitting smoking read Allen Carr's Easyway to stop Smoking.

Answer 127

I have a major issue with the smoking ban and not just because I'm a smoker, but because the government allow people to buy cigarettes. If they said that they were stopping the sale of them because of health reasons then that's fair enough, but don't tell me they kill me and then sell them to me and say by the way you cant smoke them unless you hide away so we can pretend we are not encouraging your addiction. The truth is the government cant really afford to stop us smoking as the taxes they raise make them a lot of money(although they are relaxing rules on another addiction to cover this shortfall in gambling), so in this way they can be seen to be caring about our health whilst still making a killing (pun intended) out of us poor addicted people. It also bugs me that people say 'well give up then'. If I walked into the doctors and said I was addicted to drugs I would be given help to give up, and not just a leaflet telling me smoking is bad (normally by a doctor who smokes 40 a day to deal with the stress of being a doctor). If I had a drugs problem my employer would find it difficult to sack me as they would have to be seen to be caring about my addiction and would have to offer me help, but as a smoker I have now become a 3rd class smoker and treated worse than a leper. I was going to quit soon anyway, but the smoking ban has made me angry and determined to carry on (mad I know) as I'm fed up with the whole do as we say not as we do attitude of this nanny government.



Please note my answer is tongue in cheek, but the point I raise isn't. Smoking kills. Smoking is legal. Tobbaco is an adictive drug. The government makes money out of smoking, therefore I guess that makes them either drug dealers or accessories to murder or just plain stupid.

Answer 128

Years ago I stopped smoking, so I can see both sides.

As a non-smoker, I find cigarette breaks unfair as I don't get an extra break just for the hell of it. As a smoker, I used to.

Answer 129

AGAINST i am a smoker and pay a load of tax every year for the privelage ,what i want to know is when the ban starts are the non smokers going to be happy paying extra taxes to cover what the government are going to lose through tobacco revenue? and what services are going to be cut first education or NHS?

Answer 130

Against in pubs.

There should be separate rooms for smokers,they should not have to go outside in all weathers.

I'm in total agreement with non smokers and understand all their issues, but smoke rooms or smoking and non smoking pubs would be the fairer solution.

I hope all the smokers can stop then lets see where the needed taxes come from!

Answer 131

I am against the smoking ban. Alcohol causes more strain on the NHS than smoking. Have you seen A&E of an evening? the majority of cases are drink related. Now that the smoking ban is to be introduced, the government will have to find another way to get the revenue.

Answer 132

This smoking ban is a way for the government to further control us as people and smokers, and create a police state - what ever happened to freedom of choice!

Answer 133

i am a smoker who lives in Edinburgh and was initially against the ban up here but have gotten used to having to go outside if I want to smoke. Even when we were allowed to smoke in pubs I always went outside as it was always too smokey for me so standing outside dosn't bother me just the fact that this was never put to a national vote and we had no say in the matter.

Answer 134

I as a smoker and am in general, in favour of this. I may consider giving up, I may not! However, I take note on the stopping of "Cig breaks" by employers. I am contracted to work 37.5 hours per week and last week attained the level of 97 hours. Should the banning of breaks occur in my multi-national company, I intend to impliment a work to rule. With this, I'd like to point out that there would be the threat of unemployment to 4500 families who rely on my workload being complete to keep their jobs. You pay your money, you take your choice. I don't want to do it, but if I can't do as I enjoy on such a high workload, I'll enforce the rules. Same as ANY union I've ever dealt with!

Answer 135

i am totally against smoking ban we have compromised with the non smokers by agreeing not to smoke where they eat but now they are trying to stop us smoking altogether who,s brave enough to admit they love to relax and enjoy a cigarette.

even drug addicts now have more rights than smokers well if you enjoy a pint or a drink watch out it will be you next, as the tax goes down he collects from smokers it will go on your drinks or something else you enjoy, so gloat non-smokers it will only be for a little while before he taxes what you enjoy to make up for loss tax from smokers.

Answer 136

I am against the smoking ban. At the moment I am considering giving up the habit, but I never want my freedom of choice to be taken from me. If anything this ban is deterring me. I believe that non-smokers also need freedom of choice so the answer is to allow smoke-free areas AND smoker friendly areas. I am extremely tolerant of other people's habits, but if my freedom of choice is taken from me then I am afraid I too will become a Little Hitler - if you can't beat them - join them! What a wonderful life to look forward to.

Answer 137

Against

Answer 138

As a smoker I am not against it, but appreciate non smokers concerns. I do hope the non smokers will not complain when the lost tax goes onto petrol, alcohol etc. as it will have to come from somewhere

Answer 139

Both... I quit 4 years ago...



I agree that it'll be nice to be able to go to a pub/club and not stink of someone elses fags....



but now you will have smokers crowding doorways and you wont be able to go to a pub/cafe/restaurant and sit outside if there's nice weather as all the smokers will be forced to play the hand they're dealt and sit outside, thus making the outside smokers only!!!



It works in America in my opinion. I can't see it working in the UK as there are too many people that don't care about the community so we'll end up with *** butts everywhere!!



The only winners here are..... Noone..... Good job government.. another waste of time.. and money!!

Answer 140

Whilst I can see both sides of the arguement I am against the ban. Smokers are not evil people and we do have rights the same as everyone else. I am becoming really fed up with the nanny state telling me what I can and cannot do all the time.

Answer 141

against the total ban although smoking near food children and babies ban should stand.



pups clubs restuarants should be ablr to show signs saying smoking allowed is certaib areas then if people chose to go into ptrmises they cannot complain

Answer 142

I will attempt to answer this question.

If you want to intrude on someones space don't smoke where they have the effects of the TOXINS because that's what they are.You may as well fart next to them "it's less harm full".

It also dissipates quickly.

To summarise I'm afraid if you smoke & continue to smoke you are a social pariah.

I hope I have not offended anyone.

I'm afraid it's the truth!!

It's your choice just like Herion,cannibis,extacy.

If they were intoduced to the british Isles along with potatoes & tobbacco.They would have been in the corner shops.

Human beings make mistakes!!

Answer 143

Whether you are for or against, it is definitely wrong to expect employers, fellow workers and other members of the public to police this law. Establishments like pub and clubs ought to be allowed to choose between smoking and non smoking, and places of work should provide a smoke free atmosphere for working.

I am a smoker.

Answer 144

I am an ex smoker,but I do believe that if someone cannot quit the habit should be allowed to have a smoke in a designated place,wrong to make a cart blanch clamp down

Answer 145

I am strictly against the smoking ban

because I feel the measures are realy not backed up by true facts lung cancer heart gisease are all common every day occurances, what are they going to blme way down the line when all theses things are still causing deaths at the same rate.

I would say it is just another rung to a police state what next alcohol?,unprotected sex, already drivers are being penalised in so many way. But it is noticed that hospital super bugs is sort of glossed over but kills many.

Answer 146

totally for the smoking ban.

for example:look at all the people who selfishly smoke in their cars when it is full of children.

and who burn peoples clothes with their careless actions.when they are out socialising.

in the pubs clubs etc. it is natural for the human body to breathe in air. smoking is only an acquired habit of some people. why not have clubs and pubs for smokers and clubs and pubs for non smokers. maybe then everyone will be happy. however smoking is a green issue.

Answer 147

For. Smoking has been tolerated for too long. Smokers never had the right to smoke, it was tolerated that's all. Arguing for the smokers right to smoke is akin to arguing for the right to pee in swimming pools or pollute rivers. The right for non-smokers to breathe unpolluted air must override those of the smokers that wish to pollute it.



I intend to celebrate on July 1st.

Answer 148

Against! I smoke and I have friends who do smoke and those who dont, why not give people the choice (we are in the tolerant modern world aint we?), non-smoking establishments & smoking establishments. For all those who moan about smokers, why not ban booze & cars etc?, they kill as many people and cause health problems, but hey I forgot it is acceptable to discriminate against smokers as we are easy targets!!!

Answer 149

Ban it everywhere except pubs - I don't smoke or drink, so I avoid pubs.



But that's where people traditionally go to smoke themselves stupid, so who cares? It's not like non-smokers are forced into the traditional realm of the smoker, so let 'em get on with it!

Answer 150

Is this still a free country? if cigarettes are banned due to health reasons why isn't alcohol also banned as more people die and get injured every year from alcohol related offences, let alone the health damage it does to you.



Who has the right to stop you using a legal substance? the government has had enough tax from cigarettes over the past few years to completely overhaul the NHS but the haven't and smoking isn't the sole cause of cancer.

Answer 151

i am totally against the smoking ban it is an infringement on our democratic rights, britain is supposed to be a FREE country so it should be everybodys choice as to what they should do. I have been a smoker for 15yrs now and will not be quitting just because of proposed ban.

Answer 152

I'm all for the smoking ban, for years now whenever Ive fancied a quiet pint or a social drink with friends Ive had to suffer smoke inhalation,and put up with my clothes stinking. Me and my wife recently went to Dublin and it was fantastic no smelly pubs and no smelly clothes the next morning. i can go for a drink without forcing others to drink however they cant smoke without affecting me.

Answer 153

So now we're to be criminalised and our civil liberties are being even further eroded. It almost makes one vote Tory, but those gits were all for the ban. It's a middle-class conspiracy to paper all our pubs with creme fraiche, and the usual endless jackboot stomping on the human face of the working class.

Answer 154

Against. I have looked at all the answers to this question and there are more against than for. It is the banning of smoking in pubs which I am most against. It should be down to the landlord to decide whether to have a smoking or non smoking establishment. What really puzzles me is with so many against it why are we allowing Adolf Blair and his cronies to force their will on us

Answer 155

I am AGAINST the smoking ban. I am a non-smoker but it makes me mad when the government starts telling me what to do etc as I am quite able to make my own mind up. My father fought for freedom during WW2 and was a Labour supporter until he died in 1990. This lot must be making him turn in his grave. It should be up to the owner of the business etc to decide such things not politicians (who do not have to live by their own rules in the subsidised Westminster bar).

Answer 156

I think not smoking in places that serve food would have been fair, as you cannot smoke on public transport,cinemas etc anyway. To ban smoking virtually everywhere and fining people is just another way for the government to make money from the working people of a fading country, to support the influx of foreign people.

Answer 157

Against. I don't drink, I only drive when necessary. I avoid smoking anongst non smokers or in enclosed areas. It's my choice to smoke (stupid though it may be). Hell, I can always swop from tobacco to marijhana. At least I wouldn't care about other people's comments. How about banning people having from having bad breath flatulence or other body odour problems. I do find those in an enclosed area offensive.

Answer 158

For. I'm a non smoker and am glad that something is being done for my health's sake as the smokers dont really seem to care about those around them as they blow their smoke anywhere and anyhow. I think it will be gr8 to have a smoke free breath.



Thumbs up!!!

Answer 159

I am absolutely for it, although I think it should be extended to include any public spaces whether they be inside our outside. Apart from the fact that cigarette smoke can be inhaled by others in the open air almost as easily as it can inside (I often have to hold my breath when walking past the entrances to offices), when many young people start to smoke, they do it outside away from their homes/parents. If it was made illegal to smoke in any public area (whether that be indoors or out) it may even have the extra benefit of discouraging young people from starting to smoke in the first place. That can only be a good thing.

Answer 160

AGAINST until they also ban binge drinking. It causes far more innocent people to be injured and die than passive smoking ever could. Just give us smokers a separate room .. what IS the problem? ... where IS the freedom of the individual?

Answer 161

Completely FOR the ban. Been to Ireland recently and the pub atmosphere fantastic and much better than several years ago when smoking was allowed in bars etc. Look forward to the UK following suit in a few weeks time.

Answer 162

Typical of Blair's police state that is being created. If there are smoking areas, seperate in pubs/restaurants etc, why should people not be allowed to use them? It doesn't harm others. It's total hypocracy: Iif the govt wanted us all to quit, simply ban sales of tobacco. Oh, but what would they do to make up that lost tax revenue? How about some freedom in the UK?

Answer 163

Smokers pay £20 billion pounds in taxes each year for their voluntary donation to the goverment and then the goverment ostracises them. Talk about biting the hand that feeds...you either ban cigarettes for their obvious detriments, or keep it perfectly legal not this in between crap of embarassing people out of a habit that the goverment actually condones. That's the biggest lie of all, "Oooh we're banning smoking in public places, and we don't condone smoking...but we'll have that tax thank you"

Answer 164

It's about time that a smoking ban is in. I'm completely against smoking, and even though i have friends who smoke, i respect the fact that it's THEIR choice, BUT, i don't respect the choiceitself. And finally, i'll be able to come back from a good night out, without smelling of cigarettes. Just imagine, the smell of FRESH INDOOR NON SMOKE FILLED AIR. Aaaaaaah, that's good.

Answer 165

For it.



I don't go to pubs or clubs anymore because as an asthmatic it causes me major problems. I have had holes burned into clothes before when I acccidentally brushed against someone and didn't realise they had a cigarette in their hand. Also the smell is horrible.



I appreciate that there should be somewhere for people to go who do smoke though. After all it is someone's personal choice to smoke. I just think that it is also my choice not to smell or inhale their smoke and be able to go where I want to without risking my health.

Answer 166

I quit smoking about 30 years ago, but, I say smoke em if you got em. Just don't dump your ashs on the floor or ground. These no smoking bans are a clear example of the minority over taking the majority. Do gooders are on the rampage now a days and the only way to fight them is to fight fire with fire. It's like the law in Ohio where you cannot get within 6 feet of a topless dancer. they take the fun out of everything. DO GOODERS. They all think they are making this world a better place to live. So long as they are happy and everyone else is miserable, they love it. But, the are too naive to know that we are killing hundreds of people every day in Iraq. Whats their answer to that fact??? Oh, and about PETA?? if they had their way, meat would be off the table and back in the pasture. I never thought 50 years ago that people would rather eat a turnip than a T Bone steak. but how wrong I was.

Answer 167

A little of both.



I dont smoke, but I've grown up with smokers, now my fiance is a smoker, all my friends are smokers. It really doesnt bother me to be around smoke, even when I'm eating.



But when I went to Scotland for a weekend last year, it was nice not to have eyes that sting when in a bar all night, and the next day your clothes still smell fresh.



But in the morning walking through the town - *** buts in every gutter, outside every door. Its pretty grim.



I'm on the fence with this one, I can see good and bad points for both.

Answer 168

against. What about freedom of choice? Why should a government oppress the people who elected them? I would never smoke in a non-smokers house or car but.... smoking areas can be provided everywhere. In South Africa they have bars with a glass partition, smokers pay a little extra, seems like freedom of choice to me. Draconian Western governments talk about freedom as they suppress it.

Answer 169

I'm for the ban. I'm personally fed up with hearing about smokers rights, when then they are in the minority here. What about the rights of non smokers, who make up 75%-odd of the population?

Answer 170

Why ban one vice then accept another?Those indulging in drinking alcohol but applauding the wish to ban smoking., dont you think you stink, ( you do especially on trains, planes) cost the health services and alcohol in even small amounts is mind altering? So every drinker who complains about smokers, think again. Look how many comments want to be in a smoke free pub.....you make me laugh, your vice definitely impinges on others.

Answer 171

Smokers pollute the environment of everyone around them and even toss aside lighted ends when entering shops, offices etc where smoking is banned. The burning discard of one teenage female person landed a foot away from a young child in a push chair - it could easily have landed in the child's clothing. I went after the guilty party and asked her to take more care in future with her butts. I was treated to a tirade of foul abuse and advised in unprintable terms to 'mind my own business'. What the less than 30% who smoke fail to understand is that, apart from doing themselves deserved damage, everything connected with smoking also affects the well being of the more than 70% who don't.

Answer 172

for the smoking ban. it'll convince more people to quit (saving their own lives as well as others'), and i no longer have to sit in a restaurant tasting and smelling smoke from across the room. However, even in restaurants and bars that already ban smoking, you walk outside, and are confronted by a group of ten smokers, so you still have to walk past, and still have to go home smelling of smoke.



I hope it works, though, because people who smoke are selfish; killing themselves is fine, but murdering the rest of us with their second hand smoke isn't fair.

Answer 173

Against, I think they should treat it as any other Health and Safety issue and allow establishments to put up a notice advising people of the risks and adding a warning 'Enter At Own Risk' OK a little more work would have to be done on this but I think that would do.

We all know that Carbon Monoxide kills but can you see them banning cars and lorrys?

Answer 174

I think it's plain stupid... the human race has been smoking since the beginning of time. If you want to smoke, then smoke.... Theres gonna be a lot of people who will carry on smoking. if they get a fine and don't pay, will they get sent to prison? if so, the prison is gonna be full of people whos crime is that they smoke. Which is just plain stupid. I'll say it again, its plain stupid. I am 38 and i've been smoking for 28 years now and i enjoy it. I dont mind the smoking ban at work because i do care for other people, so i will smoke b4 i enter the premises. Phil.. Notts

Answer 175

Absolutely against a blanket ban. We still allegedly live in a democracy, so to ban a legal activity is utterly wrong. What would be the problem with having smoking bars and non-smoking bars? Caters for everyone then

Answer 176

The smoking ban is just one part of the 'nanny state' philosophy of this Labour government. They do not respect the right of adults to make their own choices. Rather as with children they believe they are justified in making decisions for us, 'for our own good.' If you smoke, if you drink, eat fatty foods, too much salt, sugar, not enough vegetables or fruit, drive 4x4 cars, fly in a planes to much, drop litter, have sex without condoms, don't exercise, are fat, go fishing or hunting, belong to the wrong political group, bring up your children in the wrong way, use too much water, make politically incorrect statements, drive into a town centre or behave in anyway that is a disapproved by them you can expect the same techniques of propaganda, surveillance, banning-legislation, penalties etc. An ex-Labour voter!

Answer 177

i stopped smoking 5 months ago but even as a smoker I'm totally for it why should other innocent people suffer the affects of smokers

Answer 178

for and against. my local pub is a typical working class place its busiest time of the day is early evening when people have finished work and go for a drink and to relax, 90% of whom smoke. my local will lose this business in the winter who wants to stand outside for a smoke after 10 hours on a building site when its wet and cold when all you just want to do is sit down and relax instead of going to the local they will go home. i think a compromise could have been reached whereby it was upto the landlord to decide whether they went smokefree or not then it would have given the consumer a choice whether they wanted to go into that establishment or another which is smokefree.i recently went to new york where it is a smoke free environment and to be honest it didnt bother me but i knew id be coming home in a few days if id stayed there it would have bothered me.

Answer 179

AGAINST!! Its just another example of the Brussels led Blair dictatorship interfering in every aspect of our lives while we,with our english uncomplaining stiff uper lip mentality, just lie back and take it.The government is supposed to do exactly that - Govern. With the increasingly intrusive legislation that is being heaped upon us we are in serious danger of losing many of our cherished civil liberties( with a lot of it being inneffectual and ill thought out) We are being reduced to little grey homogenised androids who just go to work ,pay our taxes and watch utter drivel on the telly. Lots of enjoyable activities could be banned or severely curtailed under the insiduous guise of health and safety. I am fully aware that cigarettes may not be good for me. The government seeks to remove my freedom of choice from me on this. Why do we just sit back and let it all happen? Smokers of the world unite!!!

Answer 180

I have just one complaint about the smoking ban, "It's taken decades too long to be brought in!"

As for the smokers that wail "It's taken away our human rights!", I have just one answer to those people, "Now you know how we have felt all these years, having to put up with passive smoking, be it at work, rest or play, roll on July 1st!"

Answer 181

For. We all get breaks at work both paid and unpaid. However smokers get what are classed as Cigarette Breaks also. Time when they should be working and are not, they nip off for a cigarette and nothing is said, but non smokers are expected to work right through until their break without nice little interludes, or at least not without a third degree into where we have been.

Answer 182

this ban is supposed to protect employees but what about families, ie children or other vunerable people who live in a smoking home & travel in private cars, they cannot protect themselves like most employees who do have a choice, I am neither for or against the ban, I can choose if I want to be in a smoky room, I just think it's a bit hypocritical. A complete ban would cost millions in taxes so its easier just to protect those who make the most noise & not protect those who actually need it most

Answer 183

Against 100%

Answer 184

The owner of the establishment should be able to apply for a licence to allow smoking. If they lose trade because of being a smoking establishment then the market has decided. Governments should not be able to ban anything that is legal, if it is not then ban the sale and make it illegal to smoke, but beware, alcohol is next, then motorbikes, cars, aeroplanes and a tax on sex and farting.

Answer 185

Against - I believe that as we live in a "free" country that it is against our human rights to tell us where and when we can smoke. Also where is all the revenue that the tax man gets from smokers going to come from.

Answer 186

i against the smoking ban

hi thing there such have a smoking room and and non smoking room in pup and club .,

i have 2 stand outside for a smoke in the cold

Answer 187

Lots of enjoyable activities could be banned or severely curtailed under the insiduous guise of health and safety. I am fully aware that cigarettes may not be good for me. The government seeks to remove my freedom of choice from me on this. Why do we just sit back and let it all happen? Smokers of the world unite!!!

Answer 188

I smell like I've been smoking! so it'll be great when the ban comes into place because then I can work and come home without smelling like an Ashtray.

Answer 189

against - I'm a non smoker but basically against cos of hypocrisy of government - going on about how bad smoking is but refusing to ban it completely - we all know why - cos they need the tax revenue (which is more than smokers cost the NHS)

Answer 190

I am a smoker and its going to be a pain ect going outside, but when i go to ireland it isnt that bad having to go outside, it will make me smoke less when out which is good. the gov were clever, bring in ban mid summer and noone will notice as everyone will be outside anyway and that way by the time wionter comes we will be used to it even if it is a pain in the ***, but they shouldnt ban smokers *** breaks! or making us stop smoking in the street! no that is oh so ridic

Answer 191

I am for it.



I am not against people smoking, but i don't appreciate it when i go out nor do i appreciate the stink on my clothes.



When i am at work i don't appreciate the smokers getting extra breaks just because they smoke so at least in the work place it will be more fair now

Answer 192

about time, why should i have to breathe in other ppl's disgusting habit.

Some ppl say that smokers are getting a bit of a raw deal and are getting treated like outcasts as they are forced to stand outside of pubs to smoke. tough ****! its bad for your health so government are only doing us all a favour. Hopefully more ppl will quit smoking because of the ban.

Answer 193

For. Has certainly worked in Scotland. Don't smoke nearly as much - was only ever a smoker with a drink in my hand - hardly do that now.

Answer 194

Definitely For the Smoking ban, having suffered ill health because of Cigarette smoking for30 years.And then stopped aged 49,now 20 years on have no wish to smoke. If I have a major regret inn life, it is that I ever started smoking. It was so addictive,and extremely difficult to discontinue.In the presence of juveniles it is criminal to smoke.

Answer 195

The question is not 'should I smoke or not' but who hs the right to permit me or forbid me to smoke. As John Stuart Mill pointed out, The only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilised community against his will is to prevent harm to others. His own good,either physical or moral, is not sufficient warrant."

It is a question of Liberty, my own freedom to do what I want, and not to be told what to do, not by anybody.

But then, nobody who thinks about the question has heard of John Stuart Mill anyway.

Answer 196

It might sound like a nightmare but its pretty ok. Quite nice to sit in a pub or cafe without breathin in stale smoke and it is good to get out and have a *** outside, you meet lots of new people outside and can have a right laugh. You also notice the difference in the smell of your clothes, dont have the nice aroma of stale ciggies.

Answer 197

AGAINST - sorry but i'm quite strongly against, i have never agreed with this governments policies or nanny tactics, I have a right to live my life as I want to, over the years I have spent lots of time in pubs playing in bands, I dont drink very often as I'm usually driving, but I have talked to lots of people about this and they say they will stay at home,I think it will kill off the pubs and stop me getting gigs.

Answer 198

I'm against it, all the people who want it, have thought about when you get everyone to stop smoking because you don't like it, the unemployment rate will go up so high, farmers will stop there crops, factory's that make the ciggy's, truck drivers that deliver the ciggy's and on top of having to pay for all these people with no jobs, guess who's taxes are going to go through the roof, most of the price for ciggy's is taxes, you can take over for us. thank you. You might have a bit of cleaner air not much, but you won't have the money to go out and enjoy it. Enjoy your tax hikes.

Answer 199

After years of seeing patient's lungs undergoing surgery who do not smoke, but have been exposed to a smoke filled environment and observed first hand the hard black cement layers that nicotine residue leaves, and the horrific lesions they cause, I am amazed the Government did not impose a ban long,long ago. They certainly knew.

Answer 200

I am against the smoking, In a democratic country people should not be dictated to.Surely the answer is to have smoking areas and non smoking areas.as for Roy Castles wifes crusade against smoking does she not think blowing a trumpet all his life may have affected his lungs,and therefore had a campaign against wind instruments which would have meant barring the very people who introduced it.

Answer 201

Bit of both! I'm a non smoker, but don't mind people smoking around me.

Answer 202

Although I am a smoker I am for the forthcoming smoking ban. I hope it will help myself and others to quit

Answer 203

So long as they are happy and everyone else is miserable, they love it. But, the are too naive to know that we are killing hundreds of people every day in Iraq. Whats their answer to that fact??? Oh, and about PETA?? if they had their way, meat would be off the table and back in the pasture. I never thought 50 years ago that people would rather eat a turnip than a T Bone steak. but how wrong I was.

Answer 204

Against.It is for each person to decide if they want to go in a smokeroom.The people who have pushed for this ban probably go to there workplace in their car and as I walk to work I have NO choice as to whether I breathe in their more harmful fumes.I would take it foollowing their logic the government will at last be banning cars from public places.I DON'T THINK.They will be putting more tax on petrol to make up for their lost revenue from cigarettes and beer.

Answer 205

Im for the smoking ban,its about time these filthy beasts who infest everyone and everything around them with there disgusting stench realise what a pain they realy are.Now there out in the cold where they belong and, clean living human beings can go on living a nice healthy life.Good on the goverment...thats what i say!!

Answer 206

Absolutely For Banning It!!! Sick and tired of smokers stuffing up mine and others lungs. I really don't care if they completely obliterate their lungs or if they get cancer. They know the risks! Perhaps if these twits who suck on these cancer sticks actually saw the people who are dying from lung cancer or emphysema directly attributable to smoking, then maybe, just maybe it will sink in their skulls how dangerous this habit really is.

Answer 207

come on government,you make more money out of smokers drinkers and drivers than anywhere else,I am an ex smoker,but you are creating a bigger problem by trying to make a complete ban,just like you did by increasing the cost of ciggies to make people quit,you cannot force your will on people,you are playing into the hands of master criminals who will find some way of making money out of misery

Answer 208

For.



HOWEVER - please stop complaining about crowded doorways, butts on the floor and the rest. It was YOU in the first place begging for this, you jump-on-the-bandwagon, self-righteous, Victor Meldrew, Nanny state bores....



And probably the same people who'll be driving about, chips on shoulders in their big people carriers, their perfect bubble-wrapped kids in the back complaining that tax has went up on their cars - WHAT DO YOU WANT????



Think in the long term, not the short term before you straddle anymore bandwagons people!



Smokers are not criminals, they are not dirty and they should'nt be used as social outcasts to make an example.

Emx

Answer 209

Totally for the smoking ban. Enough is enough, it has been in place in other countries long enough to know that it has been successful. I think alot of people will benefit from the ban and the truth of the matter is: smoking kills. Its not like anyone is trying to disrupt others fun, they are trying to save lives.

Answer 210

Absolutely FOR it!! Not only will it eventually make some people quit, it will be great for me and my non-smoking family (2 of whom are ex-smokers) to go into public restaurants/pubs etc and be able to breathe!!

Answer 211

I dont smoke but ive seen my mam, dad an sister go through nearly 40 a day dat cant b gud 4 my health never mind theres so im all for the smoking ban!!! bring it on!

Answer 212

I'm definitely for it, being a smoker myself I can't stand it, what they really should do is ban smoking altogether, stop the sale of cigarettes.

I'd be healthier at least.

Answer 213

Nor are they ever around it while with me. However when theyre not around I enjoy my smoking. I like to be able to go to a bar and do it. I am not saying I should be allowed to blow it in your face, but if I am being respectful, and the private business wants to allow smoking, that should be there right.

Answer 214

i was a smokers for many years 40 a day man

i gave up last year ,

humans rights don't appeal to smokers,

i spoke to this old chap the other day i think he said he was 92 and we got talking about smoking ban .

and he said that he forth in a war many years ago for this country. never do it again for them to tell me that i cant smoke in my local was it worth it .soon they will ban drinking

Answer 215

I am definitely against the smoking ban and i am a non-smoker :)

Answer 216

I'm a smoker so is my wife, as our right to smoke is being infringed should we and all smokers take the government on for infringing our human rights

Answer 217

I am for the no smoking ban in public places. I live in Wales and it is now accepted that we cannot. However I would be against employers denying any of their employees who smoke the privilege of a smoke break, absolutely ridiculous. What next, please Sir/Miss can I go to the toilet. I don't know what is happening to this country. We will have to ask permission to leave our homes to go to the shops one day. It really is ridiculous.

Answer 218

for and i do smoke but i am a bit up set to those with small minds that say they can now breath fresh air as we all should have a rights but this is not the end what will they ban next sex drinking being out after 12.00 at night this is just the start so enjoy your fresh air lol

Answer 219

For,and im a smoker!! But im worried for my health because of my kids,so if it helps me cut down its a good thing..I have tried to pack up,but get too irritable,but i hope i can stop smoking in time,before the smoking kills me and makes that decision for me.

Answer 220

i am for the ban as when you go out you are coverd in smoke and you can't get a way from it !!! I don't know why it wasn't introduced years a go!!!!



something else that should be put into place is no smoking in a car that has little children in it!!! if it is a group of 18's or older then that is fine as they are screwing up their lives anyway!!!

Answer 221

I am for the Smoking Ban, due to the fact that it is Children who suffer, and also if a person whats to get cancer they should smoke in their own homes, and stop creating it in others by damaging their health.



Tobacco is additive, people who are parents would rather spend money to feed their habit, then feed their Children

Answer 222

Against.

Did you know it's illegal for lorry drivers to smoke in thier lorries in Scotland. They may own the lorry & live in it 6 days a week in other words it's thier home but they can be fined for smoking in it! Is this what's going to happen in England?

I'm fed up with the Nanny State, telling us what we can do & what we can't what will they ban next, I think it should be alchol it causes all sorts of trouble that can effect us all it breaks up familys & is bad for the health!

Answer 223

for! smokers must by now accept that there is no excuse or good reason to smoke and it is time they stopped poisoning non smokers. One day I hope similar laws will be introduced regarding vehicle exhaust fumes.

Answer 224

For all you against the smoking ban look @ it this way... If you get what you want and all smoking is banned completly.. guess were the government will move the tax they get @ the moment from tobacco products....

I dont think you will be to happy when they slap it onto your wages or road tax or even put up your concil tax...

Answer 225

Against because people who smoke whilst working in the open air don't hurt nobody;smoking outdoors in the open air while working or not isn't technically against this smoking ban and if hard bosses try to discipline or sack people for it, they could indeed smoke in secret as suggested. Compulsion isn't right;if those who can't easily give up don't want to;why force them and use draconian action at all?

Answer 226

Against.



This should not be a gov't issue at all. If you dont want to smell my smoke, then you dont have to frequent the same places. When I have my kids I do not smoke-they have never in their lives seen me put a cig in my mouth. Nor are they ever around it while with me. However when theyre not around I enjoy my smoking. I like to be able to go to a bar and do it. I am not saying I should be allowed to blow it in your face, but if I am being respectful, and the private business wants to allow smoking, that should be there right.



If people would take a stand instead of whining to the gov't then places would divide smoking and non. I would freqent both depending on whether not I have my kids at the time.



I dont blow it in your face, I only ask your allow me to take it into mine willingly.

Answer 227

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Answer 228

smoking should be banned from the work place as non smokers work longer hours by not taking smoke breaks which is unfair to the non smokers

Answer 229

Oh July the first, you beauty, you cometh no quicker than I would desire. What a fantastic day it will be, when the toxic polluter confines his poison to his own self being. And where he generously continues to support the economy from his inhospitable lonely domain, which sign over the door reads “Enter all ye who wish to pray at the alter of Lord Nicotine. Long may you worship and pay through your pockets, nose, lungs and lives for the privilege”. What sacrifice! Long live the smoker (cough, cough).



Oh, July the first, you beauty.

Answer 230

aginst the ban in all pubs and clubs, it will put thousands out of work and could cost some people their homes due to no work, it should be if a pub or club has only one bar it is non smoking, if it has more than one bar then it would have to have at least one totaly non smoking bar.

As for myself? it will not make any changes to me smoking at work, I and others will continue regardless as we cannot be seen or approached by anyone without us being aware.

Answer 231

i am half and half. i agree to the ban because it makes me think that it may prevent my two children from smoking in the future but i think it should have been restricted to places where minors could be. for example family bars, amusement arcades, entertainment venues, restaurants and cafes etc should be smoke free because there could be children in there but nightclubs and bars should still be a smoking zone. i worry that when people go out and have a drink they might get aggressive if they cannot smoke and cause fights or arguments

Answer 232

I am against it. I do smoke but I think there should be some kind of compramise here not everyone can just give up at the drop of a hat or when someone else wants.

Answer 233

for! definitely people have the right to smoke but i have the right to not have to die painfully along with them - at least i wouldnt b paying to doit though! i just wish smoking in houses with children was banned! im 19 and 20weeks pregnant living with my mum who smokes like a chimney and is never gona stop even when the babys born and iv no hope of getting a flat anywer in the near future!

Answer 234

I'm personally against this ban, Particularly at work.

Many people smoke for one reason or another, and will more than likely become more irritable if forced to stop cigarette breaks, In my profession; which is highly stressful, a cigarette calms people down.

Cutting the cigarette breaks for people who smoke i feel would be 'counter productive' leading to less production/and or more poor quality work.

Answer 235

I am for the smoking ban. I cannot bear eating in restaurants where people are smoking and hate smoke ridden pubs. In my view anyone who chooses to smoke should do it in their own homes not in public.



Enough of my friends and work colleagues have died of lung cancer in my lifetime so I really think that the ban is the best for the country.

Answer 236

i am all for the ban it should have happened last year in england as it did in scotland .it is disguting .it leaves a horrible smell on your hair body etc just being in the same room for five minutes as a smoker. now you can go into a pub etc and no smoke its great .three cheers for jack mc connell he has my vote anytime anne

Answer 237

Britain is supposed to be a FREE country - Why Take away what is our CIVIl LIBerTiES as individuals. Perhaps the Government should have thought twice before they allowed Companies to make them.



What will it do, just open up the Black Market and make Doctors more busy !!!

Answer 238

So much effort into controlling our behaviour by force in terms of smoking and then it will be drinking and yet everyday people's houses get broken into and the police don't even want to know. The priorities are all wrong.

Answer 239

I am for the ban on smoking. Why should I have to breath in other peoples smoke when I am out?

If they want to smoke do it responsibly and not around others who do not.

We all have a right to do what we want to but everyone should take responsibilty for their actions and respect other people. This includes not polluting another persons air and space.

Answer 240

Completely for. I can't wait for the ban so I can come home from a night out and not be disgusted at the smell of my clothes. Bring on July the 1st! :)

Answer 241

For. I'm an asthmatic who avoids smoky places, which limits my social life somewhat! I also hate being at concerts when idiots with fags are waving them around with no consideration for safety. It will also stop people sneakily imbibing so much dope in public places (which I'm seriously allergic to). Finally, I hope employers do crack down on people sneaking out for cig breaks - where I work there's a whole merry bunch abscond for fifteen minutes of every hour to feed their habit...

Answer 242

The point is not health but a further infringement of rights by an interfering Government exceeding any brief given in election.

Answer 243

i do not agree with the ban (why)

1 smoking kills yes ( but drink kills don't see a ban on that do we)

2 freedom of rights ( oh sorry we don't have them do we)

the way i see it if you want to smoke do it

if all smoker broke the ban what would the government do?

Answer 244

against i live in spain and we have had a smoking ban for awhile now but some bars and restaurants can get a licence for smoking the worst thing is when you are in a non smoking night club and you cant go outside for a smoke

but it should be my choice if i want to smoke there should be a choice and places to go where you can smoke

Answer 245

I am scottish and we have had the smoking ban for a year now. It might sound like a nightmare but its pretty ok. Quite nice to sit in a pub or cafe without breathin in stale smoke and it is good to get out and have a *** outside, you meet lots of new people outside and can have a right laugh. You also notice the difference in the smell of your clothes, dont have the nice aroma of stale ciggies.

Answer 246

I'm against it for sure, OK lets say everyone gives up then,your gonna be hacked off when government has to put up taxes substantially to recover the lost revenue! And how long before they say you can only have 2 drinks in any one night? I thought we had freedom in this country but before long they will say what you can eat,drink,see oh and probably how many partners you can sleep with!!!

Answer 247

For.

even if you avoid their noxious fumes you still have to deal with their smelly coats rubbing against yours on the coat rack, ash all over the place and not to mention all the extra 10 minutes breaks that they get from work, during the day, to feed their addiction

Answer 248

against smoking smoke breaks are an insult to non smokers

Answer 249

even drug addicts now have more rights than smokers well if you enjoy a pint or a drink watch out it will be you next, as the tax goes down he collects from smokers it will go on your drinks or something else you enjoy, so gloat non-smokers it will only be for a little while before he taxes what you enjoy to make up for loss tax from smokers.

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Answer 250

Definately FOR, i am sick of having my clothing and stuff reeking of smoke after a night out, its invasive and hazardous to my health, i understand that peoples can do what the want to, but NOT when it affects other people... that said my local council have announced they will not be fining people for allowing it to take place on their premises, rather advising them and adopting a "softly softly" approach.. and i though EVERYONE had to obey the law!!

Answer 251

against,it is difficult enough in this life to have a small few

pleasures and this is just another thing we have lost.i agree with the fact we should have separate smoking areas.i only get to go out maybe once every 2 months with friends and really looked forward to it now im dreading it

Answer 252

I vote to ban tobacco, but the politicians won't get their cut, and as for banning it well pot is cheaper than cigarettes. I don't like the way the English Government is dictating and controlling the masses.

Answer 253

against, it doesnt really bother me because i live in spain, but smokers have rights. you go to a pub, people are socialising, they should be allowed to smoke. its all these 'i've never smoked in my life' types that need to get a grip. England is going down like a lead balloon, and thats pretty fast.

Answer 254

Im for the ban as smoking has an effect on other people.IF I were to play my music too loud I`d soon be asked to turn it down.

Answer 255

What reasonable person could disagree with Haggisbasher? After 60 yrs of having smoke inflicted on me, it's time for freedom from it.

Answer 256

even drug addicts now have more rights than smokers well if you enjoy a pint or a drink watch out it will be you next, as the tax goes down he collects from smokers it will go on your drinks or something else you enjoy, so gloat non-smokers it will only be for a little while before he taxes what you enjoy to make up for loss tax from smokers.

Answer 257

4 it, i am a smoker, but also think they should have no smoking areas too, also will these do-gooders still think it a good idea when their taxes rise and like it was said b4 we also have fumes from cars too, are they going to ban them.

Answer 258

for, smokers should be docked wages if they take a smokeo break as none smokers have to cover them when they leave the building.

Answer 259

i agree 100% with smoking, being a smoker myself will find it much easier to quit without that extra temptation

Answer 260

The ban has gone too far for our government to merit any respect from it's tax paying public,in a nutshell,i am fed up with being told what to do by someone whom lives a life of Reilly on wages i pay them through taxes ,i am emigrating and soon.i should have taken my hard earn and appreciated tax payments elsewhere years ago.so long good riddance to a country i was once proud of

Answer 261

TOTALLY AGAINST ! - I can't see the problem in having smoking pubs and non-smoking pubs / smoking areas - non-smoking areas - then both parties can CHOOSE what they want to do ! Our Government is a Joke !

Answer 262

I'm pleased that the non-smoking community are offering themselves up to pay extra tax when people,myself included, give up smoking. Put yourself in the goverment shoes, You're not going to lose revenue without putting in other taxes to reclaim losses. EVERYBODY LOSES.

Answer 263

For



I visited Ireland last year and we have had the ban in Wales since April.



You wont believe how cleaner and fresher the pubs are and even your clothes when you go home.

Answer 264

Against - cars cause far more pollution and bad air quality;my cigarette smoke might affect the air around me,cars are destroying the planet,but there's no law to stop them driving around in public.I don't drive,but now I can't smoke in public because of the ill effects on others - what hypocrisy.

Drinkers can get drunk and aggressive, and inflict violence on others,again no law stopping them drinking in public.More hypocrisy.

Answer 265

against i agree to public buildings etc but at work in your break time is your time to do what you want . i hope people that drink are stoped from doing so at lunch breaks or for business meetings ect i have never seen anyone attacked because of a cigarette or smashed over the head with a bottle because of a cigarette get my meaning

Answer 266

Against! I'm starting to feel as though I'm living in a nanny state where the government decides what I do, how I bring my children up and monitors my every movement.

Answer 267

100% FOR - i just hope it works - it will be so nice to go out for a drink at my local pub and not have to come home with my clothes stinking of smoke and my eyes stinging from all the smoke filled air! i think its the best thing that has happened for years!!!!

Answer 268

For the ban.



Where I work there is no smoking anyway and hasn't been for years, but it would be nice to have a quiet pint without being smoked to death.



I am not a kipper!

Answer 269

AGAINST i feel that every living thing has the right to what we call LIFE CHOICES

as far as i can see this ban takes us nearer

to a big brother state

Answer 270

Hi,I am a smoker.I am not at all bothered about it.I think you will find most smokers do not care.It seems to me it is the non smokers that are turning it into a big deal.We will carry on smoking & you are welcome to your clean air.

Answer 271

A girl at my place of work goes for a smoke break every hour. If she takes 5 mins to get outside, 5 mins for a smoke and 5 mins back to workstation that means she does 15 minutes less work than me every hour. This means 2 hours per day and 10 hours per week and 40 hours per month. OUT OF EVERY MONTH 1 WEEK IS SPENT SMOKING WHILE I CONTINUE TO WORK AT MY DESK !!!

BAN IT NOW !!!

Answer 272

Smoking should be totally banned including town streets. Who wants to inhale smoke that kills and has been in someone else's lungs?

Answer 273

i see both good and bad. but i think they should just introduce smoking and non smoking restaurants / bars. this way everyone is happy. I dont smoke in the week but do occasionally at weekends if drink. But now wont be able too.

Answer 274

I've never smoked but I'm thinking of starting on July 1st!

It's just a another nanny-state law. I don't like a society where everything that's not compulsory is becoming illegal.

Answer 275

its ok to say we live in a country which be lives in freedom of speech and we live in a democracy like hell we do we are told we are to stop smoking AND that's that

SO OKS we all stop smoking OKS WE all do as we are told like sheep we will do as we are told no back bone UK i think

we stop smoking but are YOU ready to pay lots more tax yes TAX how do you think the government are going to make the short full if we all stop smoking thay will TAX us even more so congrats to the pain in the neck do gooders you pay the tax then

Answer 276

for, its a step in the right direction for smokers as well as non smokers, might help them stop

Answer 277

I am for it 100%!!! i do not smoke but my family and friends do, but i can appretiate that they find it hard to give up or just dont want to, but my job as a waitress /bar girl was given up as i could not tolerate the stench and people that used to blow it directly in my face knowing i didnt like it were and putting my health at risk!

Answer 278

For the smoking ban.

Answer 279

For the smoking ban.

Answer 280

For!!!! This should have been done years ago. Why should my health and well being be affected because of someone else's drug addiction? I think smokers are so unbelievably selfish and stupid and I really think it should be made illegal everywhere including bus stops etc.

Answer 281

For. Smoking is a stinking habit - I should know as I smoked for 65 years.

Answer 282

strongly against, it's just another case of this government trying to dictate how people live their lives.i don't see them baning cars even though car fumes are just as bad for you or putting money into the transport system so you don.t need to travel by car.i for one will not enter a pub whilst there is a ban on, its cheaper to drink indoors anyway.

Answer 283

both, i think i should be entitled to smoke if i want to but i dont think its fair to force the exposure to smoke on other people, there should be a comprimise.

Answer 284

for



... what good comes out of smoking really?



isn't the evidence it is bad for you enough? its like saying "i'm gonna smoke coz i get something out of it ..and sod everyone else" bit selfish.



i am a non-smoker for the record

Answer 285

Against the ban!

Answer 286

I think pubs should choose for or against smoking in their pubs ...all restaurants should be smoke free ...work places is up to the employer if they are on their break then let them smoke,,,,

Answer 287

For. It'll be great to go out and not reek of smoke, have stingy eyes and an elevated risk of lung cancer due to other people's addiction.

Answer 288

it should be the choice of the restaurant/pub/office/etc's owner! if people don't mind customers smoking in their place, then they should be allowed to make the decision!

Answer 289

Totally in favour of the ban

Answer 290

i am so happy that this has happened i hate the smelly smokers who pollute my lungs in shop doorways and entrances to shops. ciggeretes all over the florr dirty people with no dignity for anyone even themselves

Answer 291

I am against the smoking ban.

Answer 292

i smoke and im actually for the smoking ban,i have tried many times to stop for health reasons and havent not yet anyway,but will try again tomorow,hopefully it will work this time round

Answer 293

as we are not part of the euro superstate i do not see why they should dictate our smoking habits.

in france and spain the smoking ban is ignored we should do the same. trouble we dont stick up for ourselves we just sit back and take it......is the smoking ban even legal considering the human rights charter

very much against and my wife is

Answer 294

ok you smokers go on about freedom of choice weres the non smokers freedom of choice why should we suffer just for us people get real

Answer 295

i think people leaving a pub or restaurant

drunk and driving, are far more dangerous to public health.People are also put in danger by having to go outside to smoke.

women would be targets for all kinds of

deviants hanging around.

Answer 296

fed up of hearing "that smokers have got rights" have i got a right to do 60mph in a 30 zone?? no!! Safety first, second hand smoke kills.

p.s can't wait till its freezing seein all u nicotine drug addicts outside!

Answer 297

i smoke but am well up for the ban i only smoke arond ten when i go out but feels like ive smoked 100! but sometimes i think people just love to complain!

Answer 298

I am against the smoking ban

Answer 299

YES and NO...... i am a smoker, i respect others who do not smoke but i think they should have smoking rooms with ventilation instead of chucking us all out side like animals. x

Answer 300

def for the ban. if smokers want to kill themselves let them but not let them try and harm the health of others around them.it kills and it makes everything stink. i drink and my by product of this is needing the toilet perhaps i should just shower the smokers with it wont kill em like they try to do to us but you can bank on them not liking it. ban it ban it ban it.

Answer 301

For it! As someone who is severely allergic to cigarette smoke, I would like to see the digusting cancer things outlawed out for good not just in Britain, but all over the world.

Answer 302

agains the smoking ban

Answer 303

Absolutely For ! Can't wait to go out and not come home stinking of cigarette smoke.

Answer 304

As a smoker who is consistently trying to pack the cigs in, I am defo for the smoking ban. It is definately going to give me the impetus to give up once and for all. However, i do believe that there should be smoking and non-smoking pubs. Smokers have rights dont they?

Answer 305

i do not smoke but i would champion anyones right to smoke people have a right to make thier own choices in life or it becomes a dictator state

Answer 306

for 100%

Answer 307

I am totally for the smoking ban. Why should we have to breathe in other people's smoke

Answer 308

I'm against it!everyone has the choice to do it,if you want to fart,go do it in the toilet and if you want to smoke, you just do it outside or in a smoking area,just as long as you don't harm those around you or discomfort them where they are.it's fun,relaxing and i just like smoking.should they ban cars?their smoke is more dangerous than cigarette smoke....

Answer 309

Oh definitely for. Thank goodness for some clean air

Answer 310

i am for the smoking ban, pity its not come earlier. now i can go out for the evening, and not come home smelling like a old ash-tray.

Answer 311

I am for it, i am a weekend smoker and for all those who say they are against it i say boo hoo it ain't gonna kill ya.

Answer 312

I am totally in favour of the ban.

Why should I be subjected to some ones filthy smoke.

Its the only thing this tax grabbing government as done right since it got in power.

Answer 313

Let People smoke when they want to where they want to next smoking will be banned. Then alcohol what next this goverment stinks somethigs wrong when it comes to you not allowed to smoke when your in your own car with somone from work even if they smoke !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 314

totally against the smoking ban, i have a pub and my customers are up in arms about it.

Answer 315

AGAINST !!! There should be smoking and non-smoking areas in public places. That way everyone is happy !!

Answer 316

It should not be put in the hands of politicians. If I own a diner and I want to allow smoking that should be up to me. If you as a consumer don't approve you have the freedom to chose another place to eat/work. This country and its laws are based on the idea of the least government interference possible and the consumer should determine how I run my business.

Answer 317

screw the employers,they'll use any excuse to try and get more out of you,its amazing how all smokers seem to be taking this in the chin,have you all lost your spine.

Answer 318

for the smoking ban

Answer 319

Absolutely for it. I really cannot wait for pubs to be smoke free.

Answer 320

split decision really i agree to not have smoking in resturants but i think pubs and clubs is stupid you should be able to have a cigarette when you go out for a drink

Answer 321

I work in a pub and when I come home after working a couple of Hours I smell like I've been smoking! so it'll be great when the ban comes into place because then I can work and come home without smelling like an Ashtray.

Answer 322

Try giving up smoking with people blowing smoke in your face.

Answer 323

Absolutely FOR

Answer 324

im for the ban im on my second week of quitting and this ban has given me the boost i needed to quit

Answer 325

partly for, would have been better if certain premises were allowed to let people smoke(but staff at these places would have to agree) , then it would be up to the individual to decide if they wanted to visit that premise

Answer 326

They should just get rid of them all!

Disgusting things - Hate them little white sticks

Answer 327

it's been called an anti-social habit many times but i've met sooooo many new people out in beer garden that i wouldn't have met if i sat still in the pub all night.

definitely not anti-social any more!

Answer 328

i don't know what you mean by for or against soming ban but i aspect you mean that you go by letting people smoke on the street that's what you properly on about arnt you

Answer 329

100% for (and I'm a smoker!)

Answer 330

for, and why don't they bring in a similar law for smelly people to be banned from the tube

Answer 331

world wide ban on smoking

Answer 332

At last! Clean air to help us enjoy our food, drink, and our working environment!

Answer 333

Smoking Kills people before their time!

enough said!

Answer 334

Against,

Just waiting to see where or what will be taxed to make up the shortfall.

Answer 335

FOR ! Stinking habit that I managed to kick years ago .

Answer 336

AGAINST

I HAVE TO BE MY HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT AND I THINK PEOPLE WHO SMOKE ARE INCONSIDERATE OF THOSE WHO DONT JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KILL THEMSELVES DOES NOT GIVE THEM THE RITE TO RUIN OUR LIVES.SECOND HAND SMOKING IS MORE HARM FULL SO EVEN IF WE CHOOSE NOT TO SMOKE WE ARE MORE AFFECTED SO WHY SHOULD WE GIVE SOMEONE ELSE THE RITE TO KILL US.

Answer 337

100% for it-went to a pub in Scotland recently-everybody obeyed the law-result-i neither choke or stink-went to a bar in Manchester-spend the next day coughing my guts up and fumigating my clothes-conclusion-to all you smokers-get over it!

Answer 338

MIXED....I pay 8 bucks for a pack of smokes, and most 6dollars of that is in taxes, and now I am told I can-not smoke anywhere!!!

I think it is actually GOOD for the upcomming generation..maybe it will encourage them not to smoke..but for us old timers, it bites!

Answer 339

AGAINST THE SMOKING BAN. IT WILL CLOSE PUBS CLUBS AND BINGO HALLS ETC.

Answer 340

against in present form.

Answer 341

against, i agree with shoe 1 and yes i smoke,, its my choice.

Answer 342

I am for it as long as it does not impeach on peoples rights.

Answer 343

we are not far off being state run country ihave allways voted labour never again.

Answer 344

against

Answer 345

just ban everything pleasurable-we are in a police state after all....

Answer 346

against

Answer 347

I THINK IT IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL, IF YOU DON NOT LIKE SMOKING THEN WHY GO INTO ANYWHERE WHERE SMOKING IS ALLOWED

Answer 348

im all for it, i gave up about a year ago anyway, SO ALL YOU SMOKERS OUT THERE, ITS TIME TO GIVE THE CANCER STICKS UP!

Answer 349

Definitely for.

Answer 350

Against. Why can't landlords choose whether or not to allow smoking in their premises.



Nanny state gone mad, i say.

Answer 351

against

Answer 352

against

Answer 353

against

Answer 354

against because noone has the right to tell anyone what there do

Answer 355

FOR.......if people want to kill their self with cancer let them in their own houses why should i let them kill me with their smoke while im at work or shopping............

Answer 356

For.

Answer 357

For!

Answer 358

I think it's too much. They should have introduced a license for certain establishments to allow smoking.

Answer 359

both....i think there are some sensible compromises...i am a non smoker

Answer 360

FOR!!!

As long as there are some smoking areas ......

Answer 361

against

it is another infringment of personal freedom.

Answer 362

Good to have it at last.

Answer 363

definitely for,pubs will be a lot cleaner

Answer 364

against.

Answer 365

AGAINST - freedom of choice has just flown out the window.

Answer 366

This is essentially labour-wash ..

Answer 367

AGAINST IT HOW DO THEY EXPECT US TO DRINK IN BARS AND NOT SMOKE ITS A KNOWN FACT THAT WHEN YOU DRINK YOU SMOKE

Answer 368

For. I want to see more emphasis world-wide on healthy living.

Answer 369

Im a smoker and Im all for it!

Answer 370

i am for the smoking ban. this way i too can stop smoking. i do not possess will power.

Answer 371

woohoo its about time clean air for everyone

Answer 372

.I am glad to see no smoking in the uk.

Answer 373

I'm strongly against it - it's just a cheap way of curtailing our liberties. Prohibition is a very poor way to deal with a problem of this kind.

Answer 374

for it. I can have a descent drink in a pub with out smelling somone else smoke. so cant wait

Answer 375

against....are they not breaching OUR basic human rights?

Answer 376

for

Answer 377

i work in a pub going to be strange

Answer 378

for most definitely

Answer 379

against.

Answer 380

against !

Answer 381

for, can't stand the smell. plus you go out for a meal and go hope and your clothes and hair stink of smoke. It's disgusting

Answer 382

for

Answer 383

For...

Answer 384

For BUT we all should be plausable also.

Answer 385

for

Answer 386

FOR FOR FOR

Answer 387

i'm for it, and i'm a smoker.

Answer 388

For, after years of having to put up with other selfish peoples smoke, we are all entitled to breath in fresh air.

Answer 389

FOR!

Answer 390

Definetly for it.

Answer 391

I am for it.

Answer 392

Absolutely for!



If I stood there farting where you were, would you be happy.



And my farts don't harm your health.



STUB IT OUT FOR GOOD!!!!

Answer 393

For. Why should I have to breathe your filthy dangerous fumes?

Answer 394

For :-)