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The main argument in this source is to enforce an outright ban on smoking in public would save the NHS some of the millions it spends each year on the treating of smoking and passive smoking related diseases. In a similar vein, it is maintained by many that a ban on smoking in public places would encourage smokers to quit as well as deter non-smokers. This source is reliable because it is made by a reliable source because they have researched the information and are in charge in looking for this information the may be slightly biases because they want people to stop smoking to reduce the cost of having to care for smoking related illnesses.                                                          

In source B it gives you evidence from FOREST (Freedom organisation for the right to enjoy smoking tobacco) website. Which gives you reasons against the smoking ban, it tells you that the ban is unnecessarily political and despite the fact that the cigar terrace at Boisdale has been a huge success they have still enforced the ban. Since the ban many clubs and pups have been forced the closed in older community’s there is hardly any were to go for them any more due to business closing and they way of living has been changed from when they use to be able to enjoy a cigarette and a drink. When they used to be able to go out to the bingo hall or worker’s man club or there local pup due to this many of them are choosing to stay at home instead to smoke and drink which is causing lots of business relying on the older people, to close down. It is also affects the young generation as they see many of there favourite place to go on a Saturday night closing down because people aren’t going because they want to be able to smoke with not having to go out side and are also choosing to stay at home which is also effecting public surfaces like the fire surface because there is more risk of fires and more pressure on police force because of having to check public places and issue fines for littering from people smoking outside and the ambulance surface because they are on higher risk of people been severely ill or sick at home. If the smoking in public ban was not a law there would be less work for public surfaces because the problems would all be in one place and there could be resources in place for emergencies. It goes on to say that prohibition doesn’t work and the latest results show a 2% increases in the smoking rate in Ireland. They also regard research claiming passive smoking is damaging to health as untrue, based on the fact that there have been almost 150 studies on passive smoking and overall the results are widely considered inconclusive. The lack of certainty on the effect of passive smoking gives good reason to pro-test against the smoking ban. They also argue that the ban is often too extreme and that alternative a smoking ban in restaurants and some clubs would be satisfactory. Also they say that smoking in the workplace, claim that a large numbers of people claim that a cigarette or cigar can help them relax or concentrate in what is an increasingly stress-filled society and is therefore argued that banning smoking in public places could damage staff morale, leading to poor productivity in the workplace. This source is very biased as it don’t use any facts or figures it only uses opines and it was wrote by smokers who seem to strongly disagree with the smoking ban this source is quite good because it does give you some strong arguments against the smoking ban like that smoking helps people calm down whilst at work which improves productivity which is be good for any business.

In my opinion I support the smoking ban in public places because of the effects which second hand smoke has such as contributing to lung cancer and asthma, and because you can now go to pups and restraints without having to come back smelling of smoke and because It saves the NHS lots of money which could be invested in to other areas like schools. But I do disagree with the complete ban and I think it should be up to the bar club or restraint owner if you can smoke or not and that there is not conclusive evidence that second hand smoke kills. I understand that smokers don’t want to be treated like second-class citizens by been made to go out side to smoke or having to pay fines when caught stumping out there cigarettes on the floor but they have to understand that most people don’t like the smell or the effects of it and that we need to find a way which we can meet in the middle.    

By Josh Buckle