Ban smoking inside Council owned properties

[boosboss]

Yes but the gov't buildings are either open to the public or workplaces, in which smoking is banned regardless of ownership. So should smoking bans therefore be banned in all private dwellings too?

[Moos]

Oh grief, can't believe I can't stay away from this one, but here goes.

Government buildings are people's places of work, and places where people come to do necessary business. Recent legislation has dictated that no-one should be obliged to work amidst cigarette smoke. Clearly, people's homes are another thing altogether.

On a related but incidental note, I believe you can no longer smoke in your own home if you employ people to work there. But there was quite a funny Alex cartoon on the topic.

[Rico]

Moos - see how fun it can be?

By the way. I smoke.

[Moos]

Get back under your bridge!

(but this time more nicely than last time)

[jollybaby]

I think a no smoking clause will creep into council tenancy agreements over the next few years. It will be guised in a 'damage to property' rather than public health stance though the real aim will be the latter. It will of course be impossible to police and everyone will keep doing it anyway.

It's true what Rico said about no one believing that a smoking ban in pubs would ever happen. I can remember writing an essay at school on this and we all decided that it would never ever happen in our lifetime! I also remember being stuck at the back of the plane with my smoking parents and am very glad that that came to an end.

[Rico]

Here's another: private back gardens. USA has seen litigation where neighbours complained. And several cities have banned smoking in public spaces/beaches.

I really do smoke. But I'm well aware how annoying (not to mention unhealthy) it can be for innocent folks in the path of my smoke. My garden is so close to others it must be annoying sometimes.

I really should quit. Maybe if I couldn't afford it and my only option for cheap housing banned it (or tested my income and realised I spent more a week on ciggies than what I claimed I could afford for rent) I would quit more quickly.

Ummm...