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**Chris** · 03-03-2011, 22:26

It is not banned because it is not yet politically possible do it. If tax revenues were the reason, then governments of all shades would not have been actively seeking to make it more and more difficult to smoke for the last 30 years or more.

The number of smokers in the UK is far too large for them all to be criminalized overnight. However make no mistake, we're moving towards a situation where it is very, very tightly regulated. I can't yet for see when it might be banned outright, but 10 years ago who could have forseen it being banned in all enclosed public spaces, including pubs?

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Chris Trollsplatter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,264	Re: Should smoking in cars carrying children be banned? It is not banned because it is not yet politically possible do it. If tax revenues were the reason, then governments of all shades would not have been actively seeking to make it more and more difficult to smoke for the last 30 years or more. The number of smokers in the UK is far too large for them all to be criminalized overnight. However make no mistake, we're moving towards a situation where it is very, very tightly regulated. I can't yet for see when it might be banned outright, but 10 years ago who could have forseen it being banned in all enclosed public spaces, including pubs?