Banned in England
February 15th, 2006 by Sarah WhiteThe British Parliament voted yesterday to ban smoking in all indoor public places in England. The 384 to 184 vote was more supportive of the ban than expected.
Ireland already had a ban on smoking in pulbic places, and Scotland and Northern Ireland have bans that are set to go into effect later this year. Wales is expected to pass a similar ban, and the days of smoky English pubs should be gone sometime next year.
Tony Blair had sought a compromise that would allow smoking in private drinks-only clubs. Other members of the government predict about 600,000 Britons will quit smoking once the law is enforced, saving untold numbers of lives.
(Source: New York Times)
Sarah White wrote this on February 15th, 2006 and filed it under Healthy Living, Women's Health, Men's Health |
