Yipee! TOTAL smoking ban in pubs highly likely by April 2007

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  1. Spa

    Spartacus Well-Known Member

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    [​IMG]Free vote granted to Labour MP's[​IMG]</p>

    80% of population in favour</p>

    Get ready *** ash boys![​IMG][​IMG]</p>
     
  2. sam

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    great news indeed
     
  3. Gue

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    yerbutt....

    ..they are talking of a fudge already i.e. total ban EXCEPT Gentlemen's clubs, WMCs etc etc....
     
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    lets hope so!
     
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    RE: yerbutt....

    I'd be happy enough with that
     
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    Looks like I'm stopping at the right time

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    The end of pubs is nigh!

    Drinkers already well down from 10 years ago and many shutting, lets take numbers down again kill off a few more and just be left with the brewster type chains serving crap food, having a crap atmosphere and crap beer.
     
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    RE: The end of pubs is nigh!

    Doesn't just take the Brewster chains to have crap beer - check out Barnsley town centre.
     
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    exactly!

    Pubs in town would improve if two things happened. The drink got better, and they banned smoking. Looks like one of the two is gonna happen! BRILLIANT NEWS!</p>
     
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    I still say...

    Let individual pub managers/owners have the choice if they want to have a smoking or non smoking pub.

    and then lets see which pubs survive. it won't be the non smoking ones...
     
  11. EastStander

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    RE: exactly!

    Given the choice of the 2 I'd go for better beer!
     
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    RE: I still say...

    The problem with that is in the type of pubs - let's say for instance that the Gatehouse ends up being the only pub in town that allows smoking (don't see it as they have a large non smoking area, but for the sake of argument), even as a none smoker I'd still end up going in there as it's the best beer in town.

    Also you don't know which pubs are smoking and which aren't if you don't know the area, I choose which pub I go in based on whether they sell real ale or not. Walked into many a pub to get to the bar and turn around and go out again.

    The Pack Horse in Royston has gone non-smoking but it's trade hasn't suffered.
     
  13. Gue

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    RE: I still say...

    Not sure on this one. I can't see the great hardship in popping outside for a ***. However, when I did smoke it was great with a pint!!!
     
  14. Gue

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    Back in the old days

    They had "The Snug" where all the smokers went for a smoke! That's how it should be now!
     
  15. Gue

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    Have you seen the non-smokers up Pilley

    Nobody goes in there! It is always empty!
     
  16. Gue

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    Brilliant. Can't come soon enough.
     
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    A considerable majority dont smoke ,

    so I dont see why the numbers should go down.
     
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    They should ban kids, food and gambling first

    They will eventually end up banning alcohol in pubs.
     
  19. Gue

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    kids might be annoying but they arent known to kill thousands every year
     
  20. Gue

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    ......eye, that un killin'
     

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