tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post8285444808592005423..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Majority, what majority?Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12145456943046068822010-01-28T20:59:18.437+00:002010-01-28T20:59:18.437+00:00I ♥ Martin in Cambridge. :-)I ♥ Martin in Cambridge. :-)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-91317233066439114392010-01-27T19:49:51.994+00:002010-01-27T19:49:51.994+00:00I definitely don't want people to smoke, it do...I definitely don't want people to smoke, it does kill, but given that we have a free choice about smoking I'd much rather people were allowed to smoke with the permission of the pub owner.<br /><br />Pubs are, to my mind, the worse for the lack of smokers.Martin Taylor, Cambridgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-54818022892812486412010-01-27T14:24:34.463+00:002010-01-27T14:24:34.463+00:00Of greater relevance than percentages of what the ...Of greater relevance than percentages of what the population think, it appears that one side care more passionately about it than the other. Whilst preferring a smoking ban, I can never really say I was that bothered about it and remain not overly fussed. The pro smokers do appear to care a little more about it. Any government could I guess win votes from one side and not lose that many from the other.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-59939768959976060872010-01-27T10:21:00.148+00:002010-01-27T10:21:00.148+00:00I think those results reflect the dilemma people h...I think those results reflect the dilemma people have between the advantages of not smoking and the damage they've seen the ban do to pubs and their nights out. As ever, a compromise seems the most sensible solution. The 46% are probably people who don't smoke and would be happy to see it stay that way, while the 41% are the majority of smokers and a few non-smokers who want the "old atmosphere" back.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537248885704247872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47118677180900855402010-01-26T23:20:09.544+00:002010-01-26T23:20:09.544+00:00As we have always been in the majority, can we hav...As we have <strong>always</strong> been <a href="http://dickpuddlecote.blogspot.com/2010/01/majority-have-spoken-time-for-change.html" rel="nofollow">in the majority</a>, can we have an amendment?<br /><br />;-)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.com