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Smoking ban in pub gardens and outdoor venues being considered due to 'huge burden' on NHS, Starmer says

news.sky.com Smoking ban in pub gardens and outdoor venues being considered due to 'huge burden' on NHS, Starmer says

The government had already pledged to resurrect Rishi Sunak's flagship smoking ban, which was shelved before the election. But Sir Keir Starmer's government could now go further.

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We did this in Sweden a few years ago and I'm very thankful.

Smoking is banned in all restaurants, train stations, school, and any other place where lots of people congregate
While working to decrease smoking is pretty objectively a good thing, maybe properly funding the NHS, which has been getting cut to the bone by Tories hoping to sell it to their pals would be a better approach to this particular problem statement.
FYI we did this in New Zealand years ago (like more than a decade ago).

It is amazing. There are well ventilated smoking areas (well outside). Inside the air is clear and you get home without reeking of smoke.
- It's the same in the UK - indoor public spaces have been smoke free since 2007. This is proposing removing public outdoor smoking spaces at bars and restaurants.
  
  Oh, that's a bit shit.
  
  Even I, a non smoker, think that's a bit rough.
If i want to drink a beer and smoke a ciggy outside at the pub in the SMOKERS section that should be my right. Why should the government have any say over this.
- Why should the government have any say over this.
  
  Because they'll be the ones paying if you get cancer?
  
  Not just him, it's also negatively affecting other people around him. The smoke doesn't just stop at an invisible barrier where the smoking area ends and the non-smoking area begins.
  
  Ok tax it then to compensate for the difference dont start limiting freedoms.
  
  This is why the American system is superior. You have the freedom to get cancer if you want, you just have to pay for it yourself instead of relying on handouts from govmunt. Don't tread on me.
- Because people should have the right to tell other adults what to do with their own body.
  
  I really hope ur being sarcastic or did u just forget a word?
- Governments have a say in your rights every single time.
  
  When they put fences around a cliff they are infringing upon your right to throw yourself off a cliff.
  
  That's part of the powers of governments, deciding if you have the right to do something.
  
  So why the fuck are you advocating for the government to take away more of your rights? Why can't I throw myself off a fucking cliff if I want to? It's my fucking God-given right. Stop being such a simp for the boot.
- Because it's still disgusting. Smoking is disgusting to anyone but smokers. Your cigarettes are fucking everywhere. Just do yourself and everyone around you a favour and realise that it's maybe time to stop being gross. It's like taking a shit on the street. Why am i not allowed to take a shit on the street? I just want to get drunk and shit outside? What's with my freedom?

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