gazza-uk

Landlord has just let BBC Look North film his pub flouting the smoking ban, the landlord was stood there on TV with a pint of carling and ***, telling the news crew he does not care if he's prosectued... more of a matter when now.

Lisawrx

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A friend of mine came back from a weekend in Blackpool not long ago, and she was saying there's a pub there which allows customers to smoke, but he charges a fee to cover his fines.

I can't see his charges coming close to the fines, but apparently the pub is always packed, so who knows.

FriarTook

The great thing about this ban is the fact that I can get home without smelling like an ashtray wherever I choose to go to have a drink.

what would scooby do

Those landlords may find that their licenses are taken away..



.. not that having no license stops some trading either

dpb

But Pete you never leave the house

Lisawrx

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Another alternative, would have to allowed the ban to be optional, so pubs with largely non-smoking customers, could put the ban into place, and those with mainly smokers could stay as they were.

gazza-uk

I think I saw a Rottie in the corner of the pub too, it looked like it wanted to attack the camera man..

Will

My thoughts exactly.

Lisawrx

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I debated about posting, thought I would just end up in the firing line straight away.

scoobynutta555

Good luck to the bloke, shame many more pubs don't do the same.

ghg

its the one thing every thread must have now. ooooh a rottie lol

did the big nasty dog scare you Gazza

gazza-uk

they are very dangerous

OllyK

But that would required the MPs to actually have some intelligence

scoobynutta555

The very same MPs who want to make us all fit and healthy and save the NHS billions? What I don't understand is how can reducing tax income from **** and alcohol and us all therefore living longer can save the gov't money

Even if we do all get fit and healthy we'll all die one day of something or other and with less tax to pay for it all.

OllyK

Which will no doubt be offset by paying out pensions for longer.

I suspect that's why booze and **** usually go up by more than inflation each budget to compensate for those that give up or consume less.

Oh the government are rather good at finding new ways to tax you to ensure they keep getting their revenue one way or another.

Lisawrx

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True, oh what was I thinking

ghg

David Lock isnt always correct you know

scoobynutta555

Olly I'm on your side, perhaps I didn't show my sarcasm enough in the post I'm dead set against the nanny state we've become.

paulwrxboro

Thats the happy scotts bar just near me, the blokes been on the news double pages in the papers, how mutch free publicity can you get its a masive place so will easy cover any fines

Paul3446

Until he's shut down, which will be fairly soon by the sound of it.

filfy

Theres 3 pubs in Hull that allow smoking and they make so much more money from having loads of customers that they split the cost of the fines between them