Good Reads - Rob Lyons - Witch-hunting smokers out of polite society
Claire Fox - I have a basic human right to look at fag packets
F2C fact Sheets - Fact sheet 1, How to contact your MP - Fact Sheet 2 , The Hidden Agenda. - Fact sheet 3,Truth They Ignored
June 27
Freedom2Choose Calls For Urgent Smoking Ban Review
On liberty
Brown To Go Odds Slashed
Davis faces serious challenger
Fall in productivity since smoking ban introduced
Smokers refused access to free IVF in a third of health trusts
30 jobs go as Fusion club shuts
Moray ex-service club in rates plea - Scotland
Brewery Tap shut after landlord made bankrupt - Reading
Food sales haven't compensated for the smoking ban
Ban hits pub operators- half see profits dip 6%+
Smoking ban has hit trade – expert
Trade down at half of pubs in first year of smoking ban
Smoking ban is hitting trade at Skelmersdale pubs
Rates hope for smoke ban pubs - Chester
Councillors grant Moray ex-service club rates relief - Scotland
Smoking ban is killing off Britain's working men's clubs
Time called on workingmen's club - Sunderland
UK beer sales tumble to the lowest since 1975
Letter - Smoke-free fun-
Bacup pub smokers targeted by yobs
Pubs to demand lower rates due to smoking ban
Regent profits and suitors evaporate
Business big shot- John Leslie of Regents Inn
Pubs hurting as smoke ban bites
Scottish Smokers Offered £50 A Month To Stub Out
A saviour of Scottish souls – or Minister MacAskilljoy-
Shooting club Raca Bessa told to close - Birmingham
Bingo hits jackpot on slot machines - Her's one U-turn from an expensive Nulabour folly
Letter - Smoking ban blasted - Huddersfield
‘My unconditional love for the nicotine stick’ - Comment in York Uni paper
Powerful, smart, yet damned by the usual clichés - France
Let's look at the bright side - Brunei - Graphic from the Brunei Times (hope they don't mind but I think it and the article are both excellent and will get people thinking)- shame we don't get any of their plusses
UW researcher worried that youth survey finds smoking rates may have flatlined - Canada
Dell bans smoking on its property - US, TX
Only healthy candidates need apply - US, CA - Far-fetched but........
Pool hall files suit against Omaha's smoking ban - US, NE
Smoking ban chocking local Moose revenue - US, OH
County-owned digs go free of smoke - US, KS
June 21
Media Reports Decline of Up to 40% in Heart Attack Admissions in England Due to Smoking Ban; Three Anti-Smoking and Health Groups Support the Claim - from an anti-smoking proffessional
Big pharma is worse than you think- 2006 book review
Smoking-related behaviour and attitudes, 2007 - It's been taken over by anti-smokers!!!!
Why Fire Smokers - Banzhaf goes bananas
Another Gala Bingo Hall Bites the Dust
Landmark pub boarded up – then attacked - Brighouse
City nightspot might be forced to close - Birmingham
Bowled over pubs being forced out of communities
Pubs fall victim to global food crisis
Booze plans enough to drive you to drink
Banning alcohol will only help make it seem more attractive
Bingo halls chiefs gamble on ‘casino’
Scottish hospitals to ban sugary drinks - !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Barred from smoking in own home - Huddersfield
Smokers offered £50 a month to stub out - more Scottish insanity
Is it just a smoking ban-
Tough on smoking. And common sense - Irish commonsense
Smoking ban shuts down 40000 bars in France
France's Smoking Speakeasies
Want to light up in a German bar- Join the club
Buckeye Lake Truck Stop closing Sunday - US, OH
May revenue at Colo casinos drops 8.7% - US, Colorado
Proposal for more smoking rules opposed - US, CA
Debt-strapped Herbst Gaming shuts small Northern Nevada casino - US, NV
A beach too far- ban on smooking is a joke - Australia
June 17
A Detailed response to the Daily Mail 40% Heart Attack Drop Article
Smoking ban ruined my life, admits EastEnders' Dot Cotton
Is the smoking ban working-
Triple blow sees Gala call time on Birmingham bingo hall
'Smoking pavilion' plan by restaurant - Bradford
Under-21s may be banned from buying booze in new crackdown - Who's the Nanny?
LEGAL ROW OVER SMOKING SHELTER - Scunthorpe
Smoke ban rebel in bid for Parliament - Hamish
Smoking ban leaves pubs worse for wear
Chantix Concerns Ignored by FDA, Doctor Says
NS shopkeeper willing to fight tobacco laws up to top court - Canada
Bingo hall shuts down due to low attendance - Canada
Letter - Smoking bans hurt business
Labour's legacy is a puzzle of moral contradictions
Premium Bars sales down 5%
Clubs fight to survive - Australia
PETER MOORE- Just one more social leper - Australia
Schools may lose share of casino funds - US, IL
Boarding up Bandana's - US, MN
Smoking ban has its problems in W.Va. prisons - US, WV
South Bend restaurant wins in smoking fight - US, IN
June 14 - Good old Eire - they rejected the EU
TORY CLUB FUTURE IN BALANCE - Scunthorpe
PUB KILLED OFF BY THE SMOKING BAN - Hanley
Ban blamed for closure - Pocklington
Rebel Hamish to stand in teror debate by-election
Tobacco tax to be ringfenced for NHS - old article found by F2C - 1999 claimed 20,000 tobacco deaths NOT the 106,000 from the DoH website - F2C article - It's A Numbers Game....
Clubland turns on Labour
Armley- Star Inn undergoes refit
Pubs flouting cigarette ban - Wigan
Customers found smoking in pub lock-ins
Quality food 'can save East Lancashire's pubs'
Taxi driver tied up, held at knifepoint - Ipswich
Taxi drivers are feeling the pinch - York
The fag end of the smoking ban
Magician avoids smoke-free ban
Clarke- Beer will drop by 40%
Smoking ban cuts the number of heart attacks by more than 40 per cent at some hospitals - BUT read the detail - overall it's only 3% - PURE PROPAGANDA
Pfizer Research Chief’s Personal Take on Chantix
Doctor Warned Medical Community of Drug's Adverse Effects Last Year
Ireland- Smoking population up since ban
Smoking ban pulls down profits - Turkey
Minister urged to ban smoking in tents - Holland
Restos, Cafes Feel The Heat Of Smoking Ban - Brunei
Tax deferral will help but won’t save - Australia
Yamba golf club's profits sliced - Australia
'Let the market dictate smoking ban policy' - Micronesia
Smoking ban hurts bar owners - Canada
Bingo profits drop sharply - US, NY
Hookah bar apparently clears last hurdle - US, WA
Smoking Bans- Public Protection or Lemon Laws- - US, MD
Employer- We're discouraging tobacco users from applying - US, ID
Airport to add room to smoke - US, Biloxi
Bars say customers want to smoke inside - US, PA
Smoking ban slows bar business in Grand Island - US, NE
Eateries Hit By Tough Economy - US, TN
Lawmaker- Smoking ban rules overstep legislative intent - US, IA
Restaurants struggle with cost of patios - US, MN
Olympia bar owner loses court battle against smoking ban - US, Seattle
Cigarettes voluntarily being extinguished in Clarksville restaurants - US, IN
Letters- Smoking-ban nonsense - US, PA
Smoking Bans Are Major Contributor to Casino Revenue Losses - US, FL
June 9
Pubs count the cost of Euro 2008 failure
Rebels fight for right to choose
Sports club finance mystery - Worthing
Germany, UK Getting More
Smoking Ban Proves Costly for German Bars
Colorado casino revenue down 10.7 percent
Smoking ban especially bad for state economy - US, MI
June 6
Smoking ban blamed as cafe closes - Hartlepool
Landlords call time at two more pubs - Huddersfield
Sports club finance mystery - Bexhill
Liberal Club faces closure - Hucknall
Community clubs need help after smoking ban - Wigan
‘Deluded Government treating smokers like babies’ - York
Drinkers ignoring brand loyalty - Meanwhile the research also showed 19 per cent are visiting pubs less frequently as a result of the smoking ban.
Joan Bakewell - If I feel like having a cigarette, why shouldn't I-
Tod?s Bar publican toasts historic appointment - Ireland -The introduction of the smoking ban and mandatory breath testing has taken a huge toll on the industry in Cork. Almost 200 licensed premises have been forced out of business over the past two years in Cork alone.
German Smoking Worries - Germany
Beach Smoking Snuffed Out - US, FL
Local veterans say high court goofed on smoking ban ban at private clubs - US, OH
PA Not Getting A Smoking Ban... - US, MD
Pfizer's Full-Court Press to Save Chantix - US, NJ
Breaking News- Smoking Ban on Hold! - US, MO
June 4
ENGLAND FOOTBALL FAILURE LATEST BLOW TO PUB TRADE
Calls for ban on 'polluting' patio heaters
Cold sitting outside- Wear a jumper and switch the patio heater off, Minister says
Venue closes because of smoking ban - Brighton
Village communities in for a challenging time - Stonebridge
Fag-ends
Brown accused of diverting rural money to 'bribe urban voters in Labour Heartlands - "And not for long can country folk drown their sorrows in the village pub. Last year, more than 1,400 closed under the impact of higher taxes and the smoking ban.
Would law be practicable?
Forest- Proposals may not be effective
Ban on drinking and smoking just unhealthy - Australia
Red Apple owner 'not going to stop' smokers despite citations - US, WI
Western Bowl On Its Last Frame- - US, OH
BINGO!: Southern AIDS Commission debates whether City Council had the right to pass smoking ban and exempt casinos - US, WA
Smoking ban sparks 2 prison lockdowns - Canada
Intrusion is getting out of control - Canada
Smoking ban is nanny state gone wild - Canada
June 1
PUBS TO FIGHT SMOKING BAN
Licensees call time on local - York
CHEAP BOOZE PUTS PUBS OUT OF BUSINESS - Gloucester
Stanley Casinos reveals huge profits slump
Mass sell-up of Cumbrian pubs
TIME CALLED AS PUBS ARE FORCED TO CLOSE
Inspired gets out of pubs
UK Grumpy Club is now recruiting
Cowell on fixing broken Britain - You’ve got restaurant owners terrified now because of the smoking ban, you light up and you’re pounced on – it’s ridiculous.
Cigarettes could soon be sold in plain white packets
WHO wants full ban on tobacco ads and sponsorship - Who are WHO? =An unelected group demanding that society changes to suit them.
Council smokers face litter fines
Pub smoking ban rebel Smith now opens the Puff-Inn in Calderdale and Pub smoking ban - Calderdale pub reopens and blatantly defies law
New-look pub serving ‘sex’
I'm smokin' - Cath Elliott on anti-smoking legislation
Junta de Andalucía wants to ban smoking in all small bars - Spain
50000 Irish use anti-smoking drug linked to suicides in US
Drivers could be banned from smoking
Harney to ban cigarette machines - A report published by the Department of Health last year found that smoking rates had actually increased since the introduction of the smoking ban in 2004. According to the Slán survey, 30 per cent of the population said they smoked.
Number of smokers 'unacceptably high' - Furthermore, a recent study from the Department of Health found that the number of smokers in Ireland had increased from 27% in 2002 to 29% in 2007.
MP Damian Drum wants car smoking ban and confiscation - Australia
Struggling clubs able to defer pokies tax - Australia
Should workplace smoking rooms ever rise from the ashes- - Canada - with all that 'tornado force' winds stuff
We don’t want your ‘protection’ - US, ND
California Looks To Ban Smoking In Apartments
Asthma is getting a lot worse in city, survey says - US, CA
US union files unfair labor complaint over smoking ban at Caterpillar - US, IL
Casino owners folding on mass marketing - US, IL
Judge Rules "Theater Night" at Babbitt Bar was Against the Law - US, MN
Trump Will Sell Casino for $316M
Mama Mary's to close Saturday - US- IL
Baltimore Officials Seek Ban on Individual Cigar Sales