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Originally Posted by clarie
Yes exactly. If there were a blanket ban however, non-smoking pubs wouldn't lose out to other pubs, so all pubs would be on an even playing field.
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I don't really follow the logic here although I see your point about an even playing field. If there were, as has been stated around 30 other smoking pubs/clubs etc. within close proximity to the single non-smoking establishment would this not have meant that the odds were stacked in favour of this establishment as it had limited competition. In fact a virtual monoploy on non smoking pubs within this area. Would not, as has been claimed on this thread, all the people who insisted on a total smoke free environment frequented more often. Quite simply, where was the demand for just one non-smoking pub?
I accept that there may have been other reasons why this one particular establishment didn't succeed, but it at least serves as an illustrative example of pro-banners not really putting there money where there mouth is. But no doubt the pros will conveniantly overlook this fact and go on to argue that all smoking, everywhere, for all time, should be banned regardless.