[woody]

It's a difficult one, I welcome it on the one hand because as a non-smoker, why should I have to inhale your smoke in the pub and put myself at risk of illlness just cos you want a cig? You can still go an have one outside the pub. On the other hand I think people should be given the right to choose what they do generally.

But then saying that, non-smokers should have the right to choose not to inhale smoke right? And seeing as it's the smokers causing the smoke it's them that need to take it outside.

You could probably argue both sides but I think it always comes down to the fact that the smoke is harming others and that's the basis for the law and it's been banned in most public places for ages anyway, you'd never dream of smoking in a shop or on a train or whatever, just pubs and restaurents really that are being affected. For years smokers have had thier own way and the non-smokers have had to put up with it so now it's payback time