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I went for a drink in the Black Jug at the weekend and was pleasantly surprised to see they have enforced a smoking ban throughout the entire pub. I was also surprised that the pub was packed and the ban has obviously had no effect on custom. It made me wonder what the general consensus of opinion is regarding the proposed smoking ban in pubs. So the question for this poll is: Should smoking be banned in all pubs in Horsham? p.s I should add that I am a non smoker myself and have voted yes |
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I have been in the Black Jug quite a few times since the ban was introduced. I think the ban has been a great success. The Lynde Cross has also brought in a total smoking ban which has probably had more impact since it tends to have a younger clientele and therefore probably more smokers. I think that any pub that serves food is going to have to bring a ban in eventually so they may as well bite the bullet now and get on with it.
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Stop picking on us smokers. If a pub like the Black Jug wants to ban smoking then fine, we can go else where, but a ban should NOT be compulsory 
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No one is picking on smokers! It's just the smoke. I went to a pub on Saturday for a friends stag night, it was very smoky, I ended up getting an asthma attack at 10pm. If you haven't had one, it's quite frightening - you simply run out of breath.
In all my years as a DJ, I have worked many venues. The one thing I notice is that more and more venues are becoming non-smoking, which is very welcome to me personally as someone working there, and more clients who book these venues insist on the function being no-smoking. Question is can we exclude our smoking friends? Should they have a space to indulge their habit? Maybe venues who wish to continue to allow smoking should have an efficient smoke extraction system?
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I think a total ban is the only way to go. Surely its not too much trouble to nip outside for a quick smoke.  It seems to be working OK in Ireland. T.
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| I find smoking an obnoxious habit and would always prefer to visit a smoke free pub but I'm against a compulsory ban. Pubs are not 'public places'. They are private establishments who choose to allow people on to their premises to eat, drink or whatever they decide to allow them to do. The government has no place telling landlords what they can and cannot allow visitors to their private property to do. It should be left to market forces. There is an argument for pubs to clearly show their smoking policy outside so that the public can make an informed choice but not for a ban in my opinion. I could say (I usually do) that this government is obsessed with banning things but then I see the tories trying to keep our existing archaic licensing hours whilst labour are bringing in more flexibility, something I applaud. Dave
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I'm an ex-smoker and can't bear to be near anyone smoking. I still think people should be able to choose whether to go into the "smoker's" pub or the "clean"  pub. I don't think it's fair to completely take away someone's pleasure in life, as long as the workers are smokers too and people don't mind ash in their drink!!!Twinkle
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Hi Dave Good point about the archaic drinking laws. I am a Tory voter myself (Well you have to vote for SOMEONE ) but I completely agree with the government on this one. I fear that the Tories are opposing it just because Labour has proposed it. For another example of this see my poll about the terror laws.
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I have just come back from an early evening Christmas drink in the Black Jug. The pub was absolutely heaving!. It was so good to have a smoke free atmosphere. We were stood right by the door as we could not get in any further. There were quite a few smokers outside the front door and having chatted and joked with a couple of them the really did not seem to mind going outside. This poll wont allow me to vote again because I have already voted. Does any one else who haven't voted yet have any thoughts on this?
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