Should smoking be banned in public places? Reviews

This issue will always cause conflict as there are poeple both agianst it and for it. My reasons for why i agree with the somking ban is the obvious one, health. No one likes to be unhealty and it is almost offensive to have to inhale other peoples second hand smoke, and increase the risk of cancer and heart disease. Aswell as this in a ...

I have only every tried smoking once, literaly one puff and from that moment i knew i would never do it agian. I cannot stand the smell of cigarettes, the taste is rvolting and i honestly cannot see any positives to it. Walking behind someone in the street who is puffing away ifront f you, blowing smoke right into your path behind them is ...

As a non smoker I am obviously going to say oh yes it should be banned and about time too. My reasons are simple :- 1. Cleaner air when going out to public places like bars. 2. No nasty ashtrays on tables in restuarants that used to really grip my s***. If you know what I mean. Sorry if it is too graphic for some. ...

No smoking should not be banned, i think they should put all the money they are using into catching rapists,muggers and murderers. I am getting sick and tired of being told what i can and cannot do,this country is going to end up with no freedom of speech whatsoever. The goverment are saying it is for health reasons,it is the go verment ...

Simple answer Hell Yea! Im all for smoking being banned in public places and am glad the law was passed for it. As im into competitive sports i dont want to be inhaling other peoples smoke. If people want to destroy there lungs do it else where not in a public place, were your destroying other peoples lungs aswell. I have ...

Well I think this ban is utterly ridiculous! Why should I stand out in the cold for a smoke when all the people iside who would whine are mostly so drunk that i find THEM offensive. Never mind second hand smoke and all that jazz, give us a seperate area in which to smoke, oh no wait we already had that in most bars so why do people still moan ...

Smoking was banned in pubs and most enclosed spaces in July 2007. At that time I ran a pub and was concerned at the implications of what the Government were planning, thinking that it was unfair and unnecessary. However, since then, I've changed my mind and believe that the ban was right. It is now much more pleasant to enter a pub, the ...

last summer the smoking bann came into place banning smoking in public places in england, which means no smoking in pubs,hotels or restaurants anymore. Now i can understadnd why the're doing it because once winter comes no ones going to want to stand out side in the freezing cold for a tab. I am a smoker and i dont think the ban has ...

With the smoking ban enforced over six months ago now, has it honestly affected people to the extent that we possibly thought it would. I have been smoking for aproximately half my life now and when I found out that I wasn't going to be able to have a fag in half the places I would normally be able to have one I thought it was going to ...

Smoking is banned in public places. Question now is should cigarette purchasing age be raised to 18? Perhaps or maybe not. Teenagers are fastest growing age group taking up smoking so perhaps government has a case. My feeling on this is slightly mixed. I think by increasing buying to 18 won’t help at all. Youngsters will find someone to buy for ...

im writing a review to say that smoking should stay banned in public places because it causes secondhand smoke and other diseases to people who want to live a healthy life. another reason for smoking to be banned in public places it harms the environment. but smoking helps people to relax and calm down. furthermore the government can make ...

Should smoking have been banned in public places? This is a tricky subject to talk about or discuss with anyone who you don’t know extremely well. It’s one of those topics that can make people really angry for not agreeing with them, and it seems that just about everybody has an opinion. Personally, I don’t think smoking should have ...

When the smoking ban kicked in on July 1st 2007, it would be fair to say that the majority of the country were in favour of it coming into place, myself and many of my peers included. Now, just over one month on, has it really made that much of an effect on the county? The ban imposed that all 'enclosed' public places and workplaces ...

On the 1st July 2007 the Smoking Ban in public places came into effect causing a huge debate on civil rights and whether the goverment was acting like a nanny state. But there was huge support from medics mentioning the extra money it would save for the NHS to spend in other areas than treating smoking related problems. KEY ...

The ban on smoking has to be a good thing, particularly in any premises where food is served. I really can't believe the total rudeness and lack of respect people show when smoking in cafes or restaurants. Some people say they like a cigarette after their meal but seem completely oblivious to the fact that maybe most of us do not want to smoke ...

As with any law there are generally 2 sides that want to voice their opinion. On one hand you have the smokers who enjoy smoking inside pubs and aren't concered about the negative health effects. You also have the pubs/clubs etc that feel that the law would affect their trace. On the other hand you have smokers who want to quit, people who like ...

Smoking should be banned in public places for the sole reason that it doesn’t just effect the user of the cigarette but also the people around that particular person. There are over 4000 chemicals in just the smoke alone, which non-smokers breath in and allow into their body. I no that the no smoking in public places ban has just come ...

When I first heard that smoking was going to be banned in public places I was horrified (being a smoker myself) but when the ban actually came in place I realised that it wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, I do believe the government made the right decisions by banning smoking in places like bars and food places and so one! For one ...

Let us think, first, about not what smoking in a public place amounts to in fact, but what it is like. It's like filling the air all around with harmful smoke. Actually, that is what it is. To subject unwilling bystanders to injury, (sans consent) unnecessarily (we'll consider an objection to this characterisation below) must be wrong. It is ...

So, here we are, the smoking ban is now in force and we are now told by our beloved Nanny State that we are now living in a healthier England. I am a smoker, yes, but I’ve also been a non-smoker. In principle I agree with the ban but I feel there has been way too much sensationalism, scare tactics and misinterpretation of what this ...