The U-turn on smoking outside pubs is a start – but it doesn’t go far enough
The IndependentWhen the Tories suggested raising the age limit for purchasing tobacco, it was one of their most illiberal policies to date – made even more illiberal because of the cross-party backing it received. Health secretary Wes Streeting, during his latest round of broadcast interviews, acknowledged that the hospitality industry has “taken a real battering in recent years” As such, he said, it was not “the right time” to ban smoking outside pubs. Streeting said that smoking and vaping could still be banned from other outdoor public places in England under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill – we’re talking about the grounds of schools and hospitals, outdoor playgrounds and the like. Minors are already protected and we’ve seen a cultural step change against smoking in recent years; no longer is it “cool”. The health secretary’s U-turn is, therefore, a welcome move – and not just from the perspective of a hard-pressed hospitality industry in need of a break.
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