Poll also found nine in 10 respondents would ban smoking in children’s play areas

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    2 months ago

    Not sure how practical it is but I would want to ban smoking anywhere in public. Do whatever you want in your own home, but smoking next to people just because there’s no roof directly overhead is just being a dick. Surely everyone knows about 2nd hand smoke at this point.

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      2 months ago

      It’s illegal under UK law to smoke in rental properties of which there are about 9 million.

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        2 months ago

        I think that is only shared accommodation, if you rent a private property on your own, then it’s not illegal. Although I can’t see any landlords allowing it though due to the staining etc.

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      2 months ago

      Yep. It’s lovely to walk behind someone in the local high street while they spew cigarette smoke or stinking vape clouds over their shoulders! Smokers should have air conditioned rooms or designated areas away from other if they want to carry out their anti-social behaviours.

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        2 months ago

        Vapes I don’t mind as much, the smell is no where near as bad for me. My main issue with them though is knowing what the hell is in the “smoke”. The regulations don’t seem to have caught up