If you look at the argument objectively
there are obvious pros and cons. Vehicle pollution is obviously very bad for health, but it is a different proposition than smoking. People need to travel, whereas smoking is personal choice; admittedly it is a distinction that is often difficult to decipher. Essentially, though, a ban on smoking in pubs is supported by the majority of the population - so the government are representing their people, whereas a ban on cars would receive, I assume, very little public backing.
Posted By: Super Yellows on February 15th 2006 at 21:11:55
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- Our "government" (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:00:20
- watch out for Suggy! LOL! (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Feb 15, 23:53:03
- Total rubbish (the smoking bit) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:00:24
- You may not remember but (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 21:54:44
- did Thatcher sack civil servants? (n/m) (General Chat) - oh arr, Feb 15, 23:54:52
- aye - the government may not be great (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Feb 15, 22:03:54
- I prefer the previous Conservative Govt under Major to this one (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:04:42
- Lincolnshire's the right place for you (n/m) (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 22:06:26
- *shrugs* Criticise them all you like (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:25:48
- the majority of people in this country... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 15, 23:43:35
- You could argue that a lack of a vote... (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 23:50:31
- more to do with a lack of decent opposition and something else to believe in (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 16, 00:05:17
- Thus, a vote in no change (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:36:56
- Thus a vote FOR no change (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:39:24
- Thus, a vote in no change (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:36:56
- and also (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Feb 15, 23:51:30
- Probably right (n/m) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 16, 00:37:55
- more to do with a lack of decent opposition and something else to believe in (n/m) (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 16, 00:05:17
- You could argue that a lack of a vote... (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 23:50:31
- the majority of people in this country... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 15, 23:43:35
- *shrugs* Criticise them all you like (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:25:48
- lol (General Chat) - Remmuby AG, Feb 15, 22:06:14
- He has? (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:38:40
- *cough* Really going now (n/m) (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:41:44
- couldn't agree more (n/m) (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 22:08:07
- He has? (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:38:40
- Lincolnshire's the right place for you (n/m) (General Chat) - downhaminone, Feb 15, 22:06:26
- I prefer the previous Conservative Govt under Major to this one (General Chat) - LincolnshireCanary, Feb 15, 22:04:42
- Dare I say, 'blub'. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 15, 21:43:11
- you daren't. (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:46:17
- Oh I dare. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 15, 21:47:02
- no you dont, you just think you do (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:47:54
- Oh I dare. (n/m) (General Chat) - tudders, Feb 15, 21:47:02
- you daren't. (n/m) (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:46:17
- Good use of the word 'egregiously' (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:19:46
- No. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:22:52
- But this particular activity cries out for restriction (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:26:31
- By those measures, you should ban alcohol in public places too. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:29:08
- Yep, maybe we should (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:33:57
- By those measures, you should ban alcohol in public places too. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:29:08
- But this particular activity cries out for restriction (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:26:31
- Clearly I haven't posted in a while (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:20:35
- No. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:22:52
- mp's (General Chat) - GRUNTER4, Feb 15, 21:17:41
- Hear, Hear! (n/m) (General Chat) - LeonTheNinjaTurtle, Feb 15, 21:12:18
- If you look at the argument objectively (General Chat) - Super Yellows, Feb 15, 21:11:55
- wrong. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:20:01
- I never said whether the majority were right or not (General Chat) - Super Yellows, Feb 15, 21:24:55
- wrong. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:31:19
- the difference there is that... (General Chat) - Brandonio, Feb 15, 23:49:09
- wrong. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:31:19
- A non-smoking pub? (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:22:43
- wetherspoons have been running them for years, and (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:23:57
- Massive chain in prime locations (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:28:43
- perhaps we should consider satisfying the demand of a minority instead of forcing them to (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:32:31
- A fairly glib assessment really (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:38:38
- perhaps we should consider satisfying the demand of a minority instead of forcing them to (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:32:31
- Massive chain in prime locations (General Chat) - The Judge, Feb 15, 21:28:43
- wetherspoons have been running them for years, and (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:23:57
- I never said whether the majority were right or not (General Chat) - Super Yellows, Feb 15, 21:24:55
- wrong. (General Chat) - fal5taff, Feb 15, 21:20:01
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