[stirling]

But lets get this straight: Banning smoking is about giving non smokers choices.

Not so sure about the use of the word choices Keith - banning smoking is about giving non smokers what they wanted. Choice is either for everyone or it isn't choice - it's dictat.

Choice would have allowed for smoking clubs/pubs/restaurants and non-smoking clubs/pubs/restaurants.

On a more cheery note: A friend's (20 year old non-smoking) daughter says she preffered it in night clubs when they smelled of smoke - now she reckons they just smell of stale sweat and f*rt.

[Geof]

......Choice would have allowed for smoking clubs/pubs/restaurants and non-smoking clubs/pubs/restaurants......

Yes the health freaks and social manipulators overlook that in a truly free society this would be the correct way to go.

[martinw]

Yes the health freaks and social manipulators overlook that in a truly free society this would be the correct way to go.

Dear Geof,

Those people do not want a free society. They want a society where they can boss people about as much as possible. The more rules the better, as far as they are concerned.

Incidentally, the government's argument for the smoking ban was that it was necessary to protect non-smokers from the "harm" of passive smoking, not to protect their feelings. I believe that the largest study on PS looked at the health of families of heavy smokers and could find no evidence that the non-smoking family members were harmed. Naturally, any scientific evidence disputing PS was ridiculed.

Sound familiar???

Best wishes

Martin