THE TELEGRAPH: Policy set to be axed after industry opposition amid fears for pubs, according to reports
Plans to ban smoking outside pubs are reportedly being dropped after opposition from the hospitality industry.
Proposals leaked earlier this year suggested the Labour Government would ban smoking in some outdoor areas, such as at restaurants and hospitals, to improve public health.
Concerns were raised over the new rules, which could include bans in beer gardens and outside stadiums.
The Guardian reported that Downing Street is now blocking the ban on outdoor smoking, citing one official who called it an “unserious policy”.
No 10 was understood to be watering down the plans, according to The Sun. » | Telegraph Reporters | Friday, October 25, 2024
This is good news. Now Labour should go one step further and abandon that ridiculous, draconian, undemocratic, illiberal generational smoking ban. In a world in which so many young people are into all sorts of extremely unhealthy and damaging drugs like cocaine and pink cocaine, it makes no sense whatsoever. Especially since increasingly fewer young people take up cigarette smoking anyway. – © Mark Alexander
