UK: Smokers choke on ‘injustice’ as ban starts
Posted on July 2nd, 2007 by bile Categories and Tags: Uncategorized, Alan Johnson, politics, protest, smoking ban, UK, United Kingdom, United States, your rightshttp://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article2727883.ece
The historic right to smoke in public places in England was extinguished in an instant yesterday, with only a handful of rebels puffing away in defiance.
At the stroke of 6am, lighting a cigarette or cigar became illegal in confined spaces shared by England’s 50 million people. The Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, hailed the introduction of the ban - the biggest smoking ban in the world - as an important step towards a healthier population.
I wish you all the luck. I’m ignorant of British law and can’t argue as I could against the smoking bans in the United States but I hope some part of the law is on your side.
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