Not so smoke free Britain

[Dj_dude007]

As a smoker, I think the ban is ridulously pointless. We are supposed to live in a 'free country' however the rules and regulations are now proving that we do not.

One thing that I don't agree with, is smoking in a pub/restaurant when people are eating which is fair enough, however before the ban, places had designated areas for smokers which worked fine.

People will soon begin to realise that the ban is annoying when their taxes goes up. I can't wait for that.

[-:Undertaker:-]

In my opinion that's a silly arguement - it's like people saying at the time of the abolition of slavery "when you go into the fields you expect to see foreigners in chains working for very little".


I think it depends on the kind of shelter - for it to count as an enclosed space it must be at least 50% "walled in", if that makes sense.

For the last 100 years people have smoked and drank in pubs, thus if you walk into a pub what do you expect?

One person can control a million, people are powerless.

I don't understand why people smoke/drink. It's silly, why not just point a gun at your head and pull the trigger? Its basically the same as poisoning yourself.

Not really, crime is rising here and 10 years of Labour hasn't solved anything.

People drink and smoke for fun and for the social side, I think it should be allowed, you could say things like McDonalds and other foods are poisening us.

[Paulio]

I think the ban is silly, there are so many smokers and not enough people to regulate it

Why should people who don't smoke have to put up with others smoking around them and increasing their chances of second hand smoke related illnesses?

[---MAD---]

As a smoker, I think it's a load of bobba.

This is my reasons why:

- The tax is so high on a pack of cigs anyway. If I want to smoke it costs me nearly £5.00 a packet.
- Now I can only really smoke in my or someone elses house.
- If I want to smoke, then I smoke. Now people are telling me when and where to smoke.
- It's like saying "you eat sweets, go over there and eat sweets or im reporting you".
- My girlfriend doesn't smoke, if we go out I have to find somewhere to smoke. It makes couples like this unsociable.
- Cigarettes are biodegradable. That means if I drop it on the floor, it will disolve anyway.

- I don't mind the smell of smoke and alchohol. At least it takes the smell away from everyone who has wet themselves. Through drinking too much.

Felt I had to put in my two cents.

Yes but others hate the smell of cigs. If its that important to you to be near your GF at all times, don't smoke? Simple as . You can smoke when you get back home for example.

As a smoker, I think the ban is ridulously pointless. We are supposed to live in a 'free country' however the rules and regulations are now proving that we do not.

One thing that I don't agree with, is smoking in a pub/restaurant when people are eating which is fair enough, however before the ban, places had designated areas for smokers which worked fine.

People will soon begin to realise that the ban is annoying when their taxes goes up. I can't wait for that.

There is always a limit to being "free". You cannot travel any where without certain documents. You can't kill anyone you like. You have to pay fines. You have to pay bills. You have to work to earn a good living. You have to you have to you have to.

The list goes on.

Just add at the bottom "You have to be outside or in an open area to smoke".

[:Liam]

to be honest, I think its a good idea, I personally hate the smell of smoke and im asthamatic and when I inhale smoke my asthama gets bad. But if someone cant last a night in a pub or resturant without smoking, it prooves they have hardly any self control. its fine to harm yourself but theres no point harming others around aswell.

[Mexel]

Why should people who don't smoke have to put up with others smoking around them and increasing their chances of second hand smoke related illnesses?

Well to be honest, to people it looks like the NHS do loads for people to give up smoking, but they dont. There offering out free patches but if they have a illness there starting to turn down heavy smokers. In some cases i dont blame them if they have being warned. But the government make about £5,000,000 a day from smokers. Bare that in mind.