The time for chatting and moaning about what is wrong with the smoking-ban and the victimisation of between 20% and 25% of the adult population of this country has surely come to an end.
This terrible, and mean spirited ban cannot be allowed to continue in its present form any longer. It was introduced 3 years by the Labour Government, with a promise of a review in 3 years. That time has now passed, and no review has been held, and it would seem that our new Government, who promised to repeal all old Labour laws, which restricted people's freedom, has decided to completely overlook this one, and to comply with Labour's dictatorial impingement of people's rights.
We now need that review, along with an official enquiry into how the smoking-ban law was ever passed in the first place, as it came into being on the false premise that second-hand smoke seriously harmed those around it, and that by making this law, it would save the countless lives of bar staff and fellow workers in that industry. It is now a recognised fact that second-hand smoke is harmless.
Until now, the anti-smoking movement, has declined to enter into any debate on the subject, and insist that they are right in their assumptions (and that is all they are), and that the pro-smoking movement are totally wrong, even though they have scientific evidence to back up what they are saying.
A public enquiry, hearing both sides of the argument, with both sides presenting all any evidence they have, is the only fair way forward.
