Should smoking be banned in public places?

Ok = this is the moment this ex poacher turns gamekeeper. Yes I think smoking should be banned in public places. I smoked for many many years and I had no idea until I became a non smoker, how revolting it smelt and how absolutely vile it made non smokers feel. When I used to be told how I stank of cigarettes, I could not smell a thing. When people coughed because of my smoke, I thought they were being a pain. I know so much differently now and it really is an extremely unsociable habit. But I am not going to tell anyone whether they can or cannot smoke- it is their decision and I will not be critical. But I will say that ...  Read the complete review

You want to ban smoking in public places? Are you really serious about this? Ban drinking in public, ban drinking on public transport and ban anything that affects perception and behaviour in public by all means - maybe it'll make everyone's lives a bit more pleasant. If you believe that, i have some snake oil which cures herpes. No, really i do. It's a power agent which rips the viral DNA from your own - the only down side is it's massively carcinogenic like Malachite Green or the rising mercury levels in fish and some vegetables which you can buy in Tesco's or your local happy shopper/cost cutters. I'm equating smoking here with ...  Read the complete review

This is probably one of the most straightforward issues in my mind. I grew up with both parents smoking around me and I absolutely detested it and as a result never smoked a cigarette. The smell is abhorrent and more importantly, so are the effects it has on you. In my mind, the very possibility that a person's smoking can inflict upon a non-smoker potentially life threatening illnesses should make the smoking of cigarettes in public banned outright. There's nothing more annoying than stepping off a train, getting through the barriers and outside the station to be then assaulted with carcinogenic smoke that makes your clothes smell. It's ...  Read the complete review

I am not a smoker. I am however not an anti-smoker. I think the media have tarnished smoking in such a way that lighting up a cigarette in a pub is now the equivalent to walking in with a shotgun and shooting everybody in the chest. So we are led to believe that smoking is a killer, smoking is evil and smoking can only do the world harm. Well I certainly wouldn't recommend it as part of a health regime but recent tests are proving that there actually are some positive health benefits to smoking tobacco! Yes, smoking has a positive!! It is being proven that smoking tobacco can reduce the risk of mental and cognitive disorders usually ...  Read the complete review

As someone who has grown up with both parents as smokers, I have a strong view on smoking. Smoking should be banned full stop, let alone in public places. Now, I appreciate this is never going to happen due to the revenue it creates for the government, as well as the national outcry it would cause. However, senseless bans on the grounds of health and safety are common on trivial and menial activities, yet smoking related deaths are the second highest killer behind road deaths in the UK and nothing is done to prevent this. Mind-boggling. It's also frustrating when people try and compare smoking to drinking. If someone in a bar is drinking a pint of ...  Read the complete review