Issue 1 – January 2008

The Ban on Smoking in Public Places

On 1 July 2007, England joined the rest of the United Kingdom and implemented a ban on smoking in all enclosed and semi-enclosed public spaces. As it was the last to implement the ban, the effect was entirely predictable and, for this reason, fairly manageable.

Those pub companies with a good food offering and/or an attractive seating area outside the building have survived and even thrived, while those with neither of these have struggled.

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