Official-the smoking ban is not working
A comment I am hearing at the moment is "the bans law,we carn't do anything now."
Given the amount of propaganda saying how well the smoking ban is doing,you can be forgiven for thinking that the fight is over,and the ban is here to stay,we should put up with this ban and get on with it.
Well,my smoking friends,my non smoking supporters,the ban can be repealed or amended,we just have to make some noise-we are at the end of the summer,holidays are nearly over and the kids will soon be back to school-as winter sets in,you will become more aware of the effect the smoking ban is having on our pub culture-you will see a lot more articles in the press about the negative effects of the smoking ban.
There are currently four Judicial Reviews going through the early days of appeal,all are mainly based on elements of the Human Rights Act. The bans that have been imposed in Europe,for example,give choices for small bars to be exempt from the ban,to allow separate smoking rooms.Our government has chosen to come down very hard on smokers,yet other European governments have considered a fairer approach-the information relating to passive smoking and how dangerous it ISN'T has led them to allow smoking,and to allow freedom of choice.
There are an estimated 1600 venues still flouting the ban,some have been summonsed to appear at court,some have had warnings,some of had nothing happen as yet-the owners of these business's want to carry on running their business as they see fit,and many are in a catch 22 situation,enforce the ban,and lose up to 80% of their trade and eventually,sooner rather than later,go bust.
Since the ban came into force,apparently,second hand smoke exposure has reduced by 75%-YET rates of asthma are at their highest-makes you wonder doesn't it? What are we really breathing in that is harmful? Where does it come from and who causes it? Cannot blame the smoker anymore,so was passive smoking a major contribution th asthma?
My web site has received many email's from Landlords telling me how the ban has affected them-some are doing well,better than ever-the vast majority have had a very bad time since the ban-Yes we have had a poor summer and this has had a big impact for sure,but a lot of these back street boozers have seen two things happen,smokers desert them AND no new customers-the non smokers are not coming out to play,especially in the back street boozer-and quite frankly,they never will-these are not family fun pubs with great grub,they are back street drinking pubs and probably have 80% smokers. These are the pubs that will close first,perhaps the government wanted them closed?
On current figures and looking at what happened in Ireland and Scotland,we will lose 200 bingo halls-no big loss if you don't like bingo,but these 200 employ a lot of people and do provide a warm and safe environment for players to go-many have great food offers,drink offers and the chance to win a few quid and socialise with friends,great for the elderly and even the lonely. 200 WILL CLOSE.
Already Internet companies have reported a 40% increase in bingo players.
I will repeat what I have found,my web site has found-the non smokers,the vocal ones who pushed for the ban have NOT come out in force-for these folk,pubs and clubs are not in their social equation,they were never going to support the pub industry.
Some pubs have done well out of the ban,but,a lot of those are doing special food offer that they cannot continue with,there margins are cut to the bone AND two separate observations coming up a lot-machine revenue is down,and pubs are emptying earlier-So even if a pub can get the customers in with good food offers,are they staying and drinking? In many cases no.
The three major pubco's are reporting profits down-now there has been a decrease in sales over a few years within certain sections of the trade,we have had a poor summer and no major sporting events-but even so,it is an early indication that the ban is having an adverse effect on the trade.
The ban is not working.
No smokers are not flocking to the pubs.
The ban is being fought on several levels.
You will hear more about people fighting the ban.
THE BAN CAN BE REPEALED OR AMENDED.
thesmokingbanstinks.co.uk
Given the amount of propaganda saying how well the smoking ban is doing,you can be forgiven for thinking that the fight is over,and the ban is here to stay,we should put up with this ban and get on with it.
Well,my smoking friends,my non smoking supporters,the ban can be repealed or amended,we just have to make some noise-we are at the end of the summer,holidays are nearly over and the kids will soon be back to school-as winter sets in,you will become more aware of the effect the smoking ban is having on our pub culture-you will see a lot more articles in the press about the negative effects of the smoking ban.
There are currently four Judicial Reviews going through the early days of appeal,all are mainly based on elements of the Human Rights Act. The bans that have been imposed in Europe,for example,give choices for small bars to be exempt from the ban,to allow separate smoking rooms.Our government has chosen to come down very hard on smokers,yet other European governments have considered a fairer approach-the information relating to passive smoking and how dangerous it ISN'T has led them to allow smoking,and to allow freedom of choice.
There are an estimated 1600 venues still flouting the ban,some have been summonsed to appear at court,some have had warnings,some of had nothing happen as yet-the owners of these business's want to carry on running their business as they see fit,and many are in a catch 22 situation,enforce the ban,and lose up to 80% of their trade and eventually,sooner rather than later,go bust.
Since the ban came into force,apparently,second hand smoke exposure has reduced by 75%-YET rates of asthma are at their highest-makes you wonder doesn't it? What are we really breathing in that is harmful? Where does it come from and who causes it? Cannot blame the smoker anymore,so was passive smoking a major contribution th asthma?
My web site has received many email's from Landlords telling me how the ban has affected them-some are doing well,better than ever-the vast majority have had a very bad time since the ban-Yes we have had a poor summer and this has had a big impact for sure,but a lot of these back street boozers have seen two things happen,smokers desert them AND no new customers-the non smokers are not coming out to play,especially in the back street boozer-and quite frankly,they never will-these are not family fun pubs with great grub,they are back street drinking pubs and probably have 80% smokers. These are the pubs that will close first,perhaps the government wanted them closed?
On current figures and looking at what happened in Ireland and Scotland,we will lose 200 bingo halls-no big loss if you don't like bingo,but these 200 employ a lot of people and do provide a warm and safe environment for players to go-many have great food offers,drink offers and the chance to win a few quid and socialise with friends,great for the elderly and even the lonely. 200 WILL CLOSE.
Already Internet companies have reported a 40% increase in bingo players.
I will repeat what I have found,my web site has found-the non smokers,the vocal ones who pushed for the ban have NOT come out in force-for these folk,pubs and clubs are not in their social equation,they were never going to support the pub industry.
Some pubs have done well out of the ban,but,a lot of those are doing special food offer that they cannot continue with,there margins are cut to the bone AND two separate observations coming up a lot-machine revenue is down,and pubs are emptying earlier-So even if a pub can get the customers in with good food offers,are they staying and drinking? In many cases no.
The three major pubco's are reporting profits down-now there has been a decrease in sales over a few years within certain sections of the trade,we have had a poor summer and no major sporting events-but even so,it is an early indication that the ban is having an adverse effect on the trade.
The ban is not working.
No smokers are not flocking to the pubs.
The ban is being fought on several levels.
You will hear more about people fighting the ban.
THE BAN CAN BE REPEALED OR AMENDED.
thesmokingbanstinks.co.uk
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