Outdoor Smoking

I suppose people have the right to suck toxins into their lungs but being a life long non smoker I hate seeing anyone smoke and feel a motherly need to tell them off!

I'm a smoker and I'm gonna be honest I don't smoke often outside but I think this is wrong they will start with this and then it will be something else they are trying to stop peoples freedom they have already started with speech

I said years ago that when they banned smoking In pubs they would congregate outside. Now they want to ban smoking In certain areas? Whatever next. Its a personal choice like drinking, like driving, like everything else In life. We are all different but we are all being controlled.

I have never smoked and never will, but I do believe in personal choice. The government don't care about the health and wellbeing of the general public. It's all about control.

Here's some interesting facts about banning smoking , so The UK has a long way to go yet

Bhutan. In 2004, Bhutan became the first nation in the world to ban the sale of tobacco and to outlaw smoking in all public places

Since 2004, countries including Norway, New Zealand, Uruguay, Malta, Italy, Sweden, Scotland, Bhutan, Lithuania, and the British Virgin Islands have gone smoke-free, protecting the health of millions by banning smoking in public places.

Can you smoke in Dubai?

Smoking in Dubai - Rules | Is Smoking Allowed in Dubai?

Smoking is also prohibited in public spaces like malls, houses of worship, educational institutions (schools and universities) and health and sports facilities. Also, you won't find any shisha parlours or licensed smoking places anywhere within a 150-meter radius of residential areas

Can you smoke on balcony in Singapore

You must be 21 or over to purchase, use, own, sell or supply tobacco products in Singapore. Smoking is banned at all public parks, all beaches and along certain waterways. Orchard Road is a No Smoking Zone. Make sure you smoke in designated areas only.

If people want to smoke, let them, I don't have a problem with smokers outside, here we go with Labours nanny state, leave them a lone

I am a non smoker but my daughter owns a pub and needs customer to keep her business going. Pubs are being hit all the time.

Well, I'm not against it. There is absolutely no benefits to smoking. It's not just a personal choice. Passive smoking also has health risks. I say this as a heavy ex smoker. I was on 40 a day at one point.

I don't agree they should ban it outside, as long as you're not blowing your smoke in someone's face. It's enough that they banned indoor smoking.

Its going to happen one way or another eventually, so why not. Pubs are so much nicer being smoke free as are other places.

This really infuriates me , stopped inside, so go outside in all weathers now can’t in pub gardens ! Pay enough taxes for cigarettes to pay for it. Definitely wouldn’t smoke in playground . Won’t be able to smoke anywhere !

My concern would be that smoking generates lots and lots of tax, if all these schemes to encourage people to be non smokers work then where will the shortfall come from?

I'm not a smoker, I dont mind it though in pub gardens as we are outdoors. It does seem a bit harsh for those who do! Although I feel like as a nation we are smoking less? But maybe thats just people turning to vapes now

I stopped smoking over thirty years ago but I have no bother whatsoever with others who do. We all have annoying habits of one sort or another. We are fast becoming a nanny state.

I’ve never smoked and never tried. I hate having to breathe in other people’s trails and it affects my breathing badly. However, I’m not against people who smoke and I know a few people well who do. I still don’t see a problem with a designated smoking and non-smoking area in pub gardens. Smokers can breathe each others while leaving non smokers alone in other areas. I avoid going into town because so many in street just puff trails behind them that I can’t avoid walking into. So I’d be pleased if that changed. I can’t see it happening though, people will still do it anyway I expect. Parks and beaches can’t see how they can police anyway. Probably not good in kids swing parks though.

I have already responded to this but had another thought. As my daughter owns a pub she has staff who take cigarette breaks. One in particular takes many, so I would be over the moon to see how she would cope.

It's such an emotive subject. I'm a non smoker so it won't effect me from that point of view. I just wonder if smokers will move outside people's homes or shops. I live near a pub. On occasion we've had drunks vomit on the stairs to where I live. As there's other shops I've had to complain about the staff sitting on the steps smoking and not moving so I can get up with bags of shopping and worse try and get small kids up the stairs without getting burnt and dodge phones and drinks and as my place is right up the top of the stairs smoke filters in. I'm worried the smokers will just wake over to mine and it'll be worse

I am an ex smoker and hate to see people smoking anywhere near children, i'm not sure how this could be policed.

I don't have a problem with it in pub gardens. I don't like it in the playparks or near the primary school. I try to keep our son away from people smoking due to his heart condition but that's not always possible. I don't see the need to ban it in pub gardens though.