Not meaning to be cynical.

But what is the point of warning people about the dangers of smoking?

Everyone is intelligent enough to realise smoking is bad for your health if people choose to smoke so be it.

If the Government were truly serious about getting people to stop smoking they ban the sale of cigarrettes in this country but hey wait a min.

The Government recieved too much tax income from the smoking industry so why ban it.

In which case why bother putting warnings on the side of packets.

the Government should be encouraging people to smoke to gain more taxes.

And if more people die from smoking then the Government will not have to fund huge pensions in the future plus housing shortages will be reduced.

The only thing the Gov need do is to ban people from using the NHS if they smoke willingly and force them to go private instead

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Thank god for the ban on smoking in pubs. I smoked but not having everyone lighting up every 5 mins while you’re having a drink has helped me and a few of our friends give up.

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Stopping people from smoking in pubs, clubs and cafes will save lives. It’s still really sad to see parents smoking over their children, i don’t know how they can do it!

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So why spend money on trying to get people to stop when its obvious the Government makes billions from tax on cigs?

Just a paper exercise by the gov.

If Gov was serious they would ban smoking and the sale of tobacco

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why does it matter, no one is telling people to smoke, they do it because they want to. Leave them be. its their choice to risk their life!

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It’s a total waste of money trying to stop people from smoking, but those who want help should be offered it. Schools want to get tough on smoking, outside the corbert in Baschurch the other day a group of kids were standing there all with fags in hand. How can they get away with that? Have the rules changed because my school would not of allowed that.

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who cares – we have human rights you know, including the right to smoke, i’ll smoke where i like and everyone else be damned

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ego i am also proud of this government and it’s many achievments

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It must be to early to tell if deaths have fallen because of the ban, but i know lots of peope who’ve given up because of it.

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i have decided not to respond to any more tory boy comments until he has something sensible to say. i may have a long wait.

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I totally agree with Tory Boy

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jas, its ok because nobody complains about the smoking ban in pubs anymore because since the ban people stopped going in them.
ps the cat did a widdle on the carpet, (just for y mab)

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At “Tory boy”, there is no ‘right to smoke’The right to smoke is in no way a human right.

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I wonder how it compares to alcohol related deaths?
Will we ever have warnings and pictures on pint glasses?

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Spencer i was out saturday night and all the pubs were packed, except one (it’s just a rubbish pub).

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We started out of town worked our way in, the OPO was the dead pub, only a handful of people. It’s end of the month too, so the pubs can be really quiet. I agree with the ban and that non smokers have the right to not breath in ours smoke. Most of my friends smoke (although a few have given up cos of the ban)and it’s just not seen as a problem to go out side. we’ve sat outside in the beer garden all year round, in some pubs because inside is so crowded, so it makes little difference. It’s just really nice to go home and not smell of smoke.

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y mab you have just insulted me but i take it all in my stride, cymru am byth

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Another pointless excercise by the authorities. The economy is in a mess, the financial market is falling apart, it isn’t safe to walk the streets etc. So they have another go at the smoker. Brilliant. All smokers (including myself) know they are killing themselves, so we do not need reminding.

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