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Regarding the recently implemented smoking ban, I think we have now entered an era of dictatorship in the UK. I wonder, what is the next topic that the "politically correct" brigade will latch on to and force the government to legislate against? Do MP's really believe the untrue and manipulated evidence on passive smoking, or do they all have a bit of "PC" dictatorship in them. Maybe they are all merely lilly-livered ,mindless sheep who follow the politically correct line.
Don`t forget parliament once rid the country of a king who thought he was in a position to dictate to the masses. Take care you members of parliament or you`ll only push the populace into getting rid of you.
If you really feel that a smoking ban is a good thing, then have the courage of your convictions; make tobacco illegal and forego the revenue you collect on the product. Also, why the double standards? It would appear that in your eyes smoking is not harmful when partaken within the palace of Westminster. You have given criminals (in yet another way) more privileges than the law abiding smoker!
Why did you vote for this smoking ban which is in breach of the manifesto by which you came to power? Many local pubs were struggling for survival prior to the ban.
Does this smoking ban now herald the demise of the traditional British pub? Pubs were once the cornerstone of British life and they have now changed for ever. We are forced to embrace and value alien traditions brought into this country, but parliament it would seem seeks to bury our own! To my mind this government is nothing more than a fascist dictatorship.
Why on earth have we ever fought for freedom and personal liberties against the foreign jackboot, only to be sold out by our own government? Time to repeal the smoking ban!
By: Verakins
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what next - first they came for the smoker then they came for the .......
i didn't smoke so I didn't care
Non-smokers should not have to breathe in the filthy carcinogens which result from smoking tobacco, but people who wish to hasten their own deaths by smoking poison should be allowed to do so - in isolation.
I agree with Rigga that the landlords of premises should be given the choice of allowing, or not, smoking on their premises. This way non-smokers and smokers will have the choice which government interference has taken away.
A good old fashioned pint of ale in a traditional coal fire pub on a winter Sunday afternoon smoking a cigar... A 'condor' moment of remeberence.
Give power to the landlord. My bet is, for those out of the cities anyway, 70-80% would allow smoking throughout or partially in thier pubs.
Most people in this country agree with the smoking ban, so it was a ridiculous comment.. It's a minority of selfish smokers who want to smoke in confined spaces, and guess what segregated smoking areas will not work as people will have to service them, when that happens only common sense dictates abuses will follow.
A majority of the country agrees with the ban, Cancer research, governmental health and non state authorities agree with it. Confine this to yourself, you made the decision to smoke, ruin your lives, spending a fortune to kill yourself slowly, the very least you can do is keep it to yourselves...
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Even so my biggest worry is when the Govt stop us all from smoking,drinking and driving our cars- Just where are they going to make up the shortfall in revenue,just what will be left for them to tax, I hope its not Oxygen !
Yes, I can hear what you are thinking. "the staff who are smokers can work there". What about when they are off sick or on holiday? What if they want to stop smoking? What if there are no other smoking staff to switch shifts with?
You cannot make being a smoker a condition of either getting or keeping a job.
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