ban urged on smoking

[kronas]

the lancet medical journal has urged the government to ban smoking in the uk totally it published its findings which have suggested passive smoking kills and the fact that its costing the NHS £1.5bn pounds to treat smoking related illnesses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3292979.stm

the report does go on to mention smoking is a £9.3bn revenue generator although in my view a complete ban to add it to the illegal substances list as suggested would be something i would completely back as it kills many people in the uk who dont even smoke but the loss of revenue may make the government think twice about a ban

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by kronas

the lancet medical journal has urged the government to ban smoking in the uk totally it published its findings which have suggested passive smoking kills and the fact that its costing the NHS £1.5bn pounds to treat smoking related illnesses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3292979.stm

the report does go on to mention smoking is a £9.3bn revenue generator although in my view a complete ban to add it to the illegal substances list as suggested would be something i would completely back as it kills many people in the uk who dont even smoke but the loss of revenue may make the government think twice about a ban

Should be brought in ASAP as far as I'm concerned.

[kronas]

Originally Posted by dellwear

Should be brought in ASAP as far as I'm concerned.

as im an anti smoker per say i fully back a ban but how would you make up for lost revenue ?

[bopdude]

It will never happen, but IF it did it would only drive it underground and we would have yet another banned substance being plied to the " addicts " by organised crime etc etc.

Plus the governvent could not afford it as stated previously

[Salu]

I agree in principle although I think that people should have a right to smoke. What really needs addressing how their right to smoke, effects others when they are smoking. In other words, the passive effect.

I certainly feel that there ought to be a ban on smoking in public places. New Zealand have just done this....good on them.

If someone chooses to smoke on their own in their own house then I have no problem with that. But I HATE having smoke blown over me when I am eating for example. And I really don't appreciate going home smelling of smoke until I shower just because I went to the pub.

I used to be a cardiorespiratory technician and not everyone knows that smoking is responsible for at last 111 different pathologies. I remember one guy who lost his feet then his legs due to smoking. He then had a heart attack but eventually died due to a Pulmonary Embolism. Which is a clot of blood that gets stuck in the blood supply to the lungs. If he hadn't had smoked he probably would be here today...

[Bifta]

The government get's around 7-8 billion in excise duty and nearly 2 billion in VAT on cigarettes per year ... take 1.5 billion out and give it to the NHS .. what's the problem?

http://www.forestonline.org/output/page22.asp

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Bifta

The government get's around 7-8 billion in excise duty and nearly 2 billion in VAT on cigarettes per year ... take 1.5 billion out and give it to the NHS .. what's the problem?

My thoughts exactly.

[Ramrod]

Ban it now. It's absolute lunacy to smoke and shouldn't be allowed.
(not that it'll ever happen)

If it was banned then all the lost money would have to be got back by increasing the taxes on me !!

Please smokers, carry on as much as you like and keeping my taxes down.

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by pem

If it was banned then all the lost money would have to be got back by increasing the taxes on me !!

Please smokers, carry on as much as you like and keeping my taxes down.

Cheers Pem

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by pem

If it was banned then all the lost money would have to be got back by increasing the taxes on me !!

Please smokers, carry on as much as you like and keeping my taxes down.

Yep Thanks ..... I'll be round the back having a fag

I don't think an outright ban is practical. By all means ban it in public - I, too, hate coming home from an evening out smelling like an ashtray just so people nearby can enjoy committing slow suicide - but if people want to do it at home, and contribute a fortune to the exchequer at the same time, thus helping keep my taxes lower ... well, I can live with that.

[kronas]

Originally Posted by Ramrod

Ban it now. It's absolute lunacy to smoke and shouldn't be allowed.

i agree with you smoking has no positives except for the tax we get back from smokers but its just such a disgusting habit it kills you or effects your health in a big way

as stated before it wont happen but a public ban is the way forward

[th'engineer]

Originally Posted by kronas

i agree with you smoking has no positives except for the tax we get back from smokers but its just such a disgusting habit it kills you or effects your health in a big way

as stated before it wont happen but a public ban is the way forward

Yes it has to those who smoke

[Shaun]

Originally Posted by towny

I don't think an outright ban is practical. By all means ban it in public - I, too, hate coming home from an evening out smelling like an ashtray just so people nearby can enjoy committing slow suicide - but if people want to do it at home, and contribute a fortune to the exchequer at the same time, thus helping keep my taxes lower ... well, I can live with that.

I think the only way to ban it would be a rolling ban, move the age limit up a year each year until everyone is excluded. That way the country could adjust slowly to the change in tax revenue slowly.