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S Such a shame it was a one off.

You could add promiscuity to that. The Hedonism party. Strap line - People have never had it so good! Sure I’ve heard that somewhere before,

Just looked uo the cost to the NHS of smoking related illnesses, £2.6 billion a year. Tax revenues on tobacco £8.8 billion a year. Presumably savings on pensions arising from smokers premature deaths. The costs to the NHS would continue for many years beyond an end to smoking.

I’m not that mad on dance troupes in beer gardens.

In 2023/24, £8.8 billion was raised in tobacco revenue. That would be a huge addition to the fiscal black hole.

If smoking in beer gardens is banned I think that will be the end for many pubs.

When I vaped I didn’t disappear in a cloud. IIRC the police said they could prosecute drivers who vaped if the “cloud” was obstructing their view of the road, quite right too. Reading a study like the one you mention, the conclusion was that significant associations with health were only found...

It’s already evident, what remains to be seen is how worse it gets in October. Starmer suggest it’s going to get a lot worse.

Anyone doing that is an arsehole. I have to say I find it pretty irritating to have someone exhaling the odours of their vindaloo all over me when sitt8ng next to them on a bus. Or eating a stinky, smelly, greasy burger on a train. There ought to be a law against it.

Whilst much of what you have said is valid, as certainly wasn’t using the arguments in favour of Cameron and Osborne. The first point (a) is seen as a joke now, because the author of the note realised after the event what a stupid thing it was to put in writing. The second point (b) about the...

I’m not entirely sure you get lung cancer by absorbing carcinogens from pub garden furniture through your arse whilst sitting on it.

Isn’t that Thames Water?

VAR won’t save them this time,

When I smoked and smoking was allowed in restaurants, I always sat in the non-smoking area and went outside to smoke. I think vaping should be treated slightly differently / less onerously than smoking as many of the health affecting chemicals aren't present. If I was still a smoker, I would...

An increase on fuel duty won't be all that helpful in reducing the cost of living - another probability for October.

I smell more cannabis smoke when I’m out and about than tobacco these days. At least that’s what MrsMalc tells me it is.

At least it would promote entrepreneurs as they develop county lines to sell contraband tobacco products.

That’s exactly how I feel. However, god knows how much other taxes would have to be raised to make up for the loss of tobacco duty.

I wonder how this will be received. I don’t smoke and gave up vaping 12 months ago so doesn’t affect me, but it seems wrong in principle to ban smoking and vaping in the open air - including outside football grounds...

That would be hilarious.