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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Wouldn't that be disciminating against non-smokers?
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What about discriminating against smokers??????
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What if all the pubs in a town were "smoking" - would this mean the bar-staff would have to risk their health to get a job?
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You reckon that would be likely?
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And what is the difference between freehold landlords and people who run small businesses? - they will be affected as well.
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Apart from pubs, I can't think of any businesses where people might live on their premises.
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Originally Posted by foreverwar
I don't believe it is about "wanting" non-smoking pubs - it is about reducing health risks, especially to passive smokers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6196910.stm
"Ms Hewitt said the ban would protect everyone from second-hand smoke, while making it easier for smokers to quit.
"The scientific and medical evidence is clear - second-hand smoke kills, causing a range of serious medical conditions including lung cancer, heart disease, and sudden infant death syndrome," she said. "This legislation will help to prevent the unnecessary deaths caused every year from second-hand smoke, and recognises that there is absolutely no safe level of exposure." " |
Of course it's about want!!!!!! How many people have posted in this thread about looking forward to it because it may reduce SID??? No-one. It's mainly 'I don't want to smell of smoke' yadda yadda yadda.