I'm a non-smoker but I'm still not sure a blanket ban was the way to go. I'm sure there could have been some sort of happy medium like licensing some pubs to allow smoking, having smoking rooms etc. I think assuming that smokers will now give up missunderstands the nature of addiction and I'm pretty sure most of my smoking freinds will simply stop going out which seems a shame.

I am grateful I won't have to come home smelling though.