Granddad had a good old rant about the government targetting smoking (they obviously haven’t read The Tipping Point). I’m agreed with him on most of his argument but I question this one:
First they introduced the ban on smoking in public places. Pubs are now closing at the rate of one a day. The government won’t admit this - they put it down to other factors, but the publicans say that it is a major factor.
Afaik we don’t have real data for this, so why do people always assume that the smoking ban is the reason for pubs closing? Sure the publicans claim it’s the case, but I think they’re lying or wrong. Continue reading ‘Who do we blame for pubs closing?’
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