UK - 'Ban smoking in public'

UK Rights Issues - Smoking

The Chief Medical Officer of England want's to ban smoking in ALL public places. Restaurants, pubs, workplaces, etc. Everywhere. What ever happened to a businessman's property rights? Their right to run their business? If you don't like smoke, don't go there. A non-smoker does not have the "right" to go to whatever bar/retaurant/etc. he or she likes and insist that it be made confortable for him or her. What if they prefer nudity? Could they insist on that? No? Why not? The Left is telling people that a person has the right to insist that a business change it's method of providing its services merely because they want it to be such and such a way. Instead of going somewhere that is nonsmoking, they want to go to places that allow smoking and force them to change. (And then I bet they would not go back anyway once they have made their point.)

UK - 'Ban smoking in public'

Sir Liam, the Chief Medical Officer, said he would urge ministers to bring in the ban to cut non-smokers' exposure to cigarette fumes which increases the risk of cancer and heart disease. . . .

Simon Clark, director of prosmoking group Forest, said: "We are against a total smoking ban in public places, we believe there is no justification for it. Pubs, restaurants and clubs are private businesses and they should be free to choose their own policy.

"We would actually like to see more non-smoking areas. We are prepared to compromise but the anti-smoking industry is not willing to do the same."

In his report Sir Liam also warned that obesity was a "ticking time bomb" in Britain.

He recommended the food industry adopt a more responsible approach to marketing foods high in fat and added sugar.