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Paddy1 · 02-11-2005, 23:27

Then why not open one yourself if they are in such demand?

The reason that non smoking pubs don't survive is that the people that frequent pubs on a regular basis and thus keep the pubs in business are mainly smokers. If the non-smoking public would get up off their backsides and support a pub in their area that is brave enough to go non-smoking then there would be no need for this nanny stateism from the government as both smoking and non-smoking pubs would flourish.

A few pubs here have tried it and had to switch back due to falling business. Wetherspoons can only do it because their prices are ridiculously cheap which keeps the punters in.

If non-smoking pubs flourished then the non-smoking bar staff could go and work at them if they feel that strongly about it.

Instead of foisting a ban on what seems to be the majority of pub goers we would have choice and no diktats from Tony and co.

02-11-2005, 23:27	#969
Paddy1 cf.addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 350	Re: smoking and the pub Then why not open one yourself if they are in such demand? The reason that non smoking pubs don't survive is that the people that frequent pubs on a regular basis and thus keep the pubs in business are mainly smokers. If the non-smoking public would get up off their backsides and support a pub in their area that is brave enough to go non-smoking then there would be no need for this nanny stateism from the government as both smoking and non-smoking pubs would flourish. A few pubs here have tried it and had to switch back due to falling business. Wetherspoons can only do it because their prices are ridiculously cheap which keeps the punters in. If non-smoking pubs flourished then the non-smoking bar staff could go and work at them if they feel that strongly about it. Instead of foisting a ban on what seems to be the majority of pub goers we would have choice and no diktats from Tony and co.