Comments on: New Smoking Laws and What’s Next? http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/ Vegetable Fruit & Herb Growing on my Allotment Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 By: legend http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-3725 legend Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:44:35 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-3725 grow your own tobacco! grow your own tobacco!

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-593 John Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:55:14 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-593 I mentioned the tax cost thing because people claim smoking is a net cost to the government and I was trying to be fair to the gov. Hardly a rant, ClaireMC - pretty reasoned and reasonable arguement. I mentioned the tax cost thing because people claim smoking is a net cost to the government and I was trying to be fair to the gov.

Hardly a rant, ClaireMC – pretty reasoned and reasonable arguement.

]]> By: ClaireMc http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-591 ClaireMc Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:43:47 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-591 Hurrah hurrah for the nanny state. Bar and club workers are thought to passively smoke the equivalent of 30 cigarettes in an evening shift. I think that's a good enough reason on its own to ban smoking in public places. The ban seems to me to be just a natural extension of the creeping civilizing of shared space. Anyone else remember when every bus, cinema, restaurant and workplace was full of a thick fug of fag smoke? Basically, we all stank. The quality of life of the majority has just been vastly improved, but I can understand why a smoker can't empathise with the rest of us as their experience of being in a smoky atmosphere is totally different from that of non-smokers. Last bit of rant - I've lost two relatives to lung cancer and the financial cost/benefit of smoking to the tax payer seemed very much beside the point during their painful and distressing deaths. Hurrah hurrah for the nanny state. Bar and club workers are thought to passively smoke the equivalent of 30 cigarettes in an evening shift. I think that’s a good enough reason on its own to ban smoking in public places.

The ban seems to me to be just a natural extension of the creeping civilizing of shared space. Anyone else remember when every bus, cinema, restaurant and workplace was full of a thick fug of fag smoke? Basically, we all stank. The quality of life of the majority has just been vastly improved, but I can understand why a smoker can’t empathise with the rest of us as their experience of being in a smoky atmosphere is totally different from that of non-smokers.

Last bit of rant – I’ve lost two relatives to lung cancer and the financial cost/benefit of smoking to the tax payer seemed very much beside the point during their painful and distressing deaths.

]]> By: John http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-541 John Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:44:48 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-541 Well there are some sites where you are forced to follow organic methods. I suppose it's a short step to defining what crops are acceptable! Well there are some sites where you are forced to follow organic methods. I suppose it’s a short step to defining what crops are acceptable!

]]> By: mushroom http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-540 mushroom Sun, 01 Jul 2007 09:15:34 +0000 http://www.allotment.org.uk/garden-diary/72/new-smoking-laws-and-whats-next/#comment-540 [quote] > In fact, any food that tastes good could be banned to deter over-eating. [/quote] And that is when allotmenteers will be in the crosshairs [quote]
> In fact, any food that tastes good could be banned to deter over-eating.
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And that is when allotmenteers will be in the crosshairs

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