Freedom To Choose
 
The fight against erosions of freedom...
Have Your Say...

This page provides a regularly updated list of external sites. If you feel strongly about this subject you can make your voice heard with comments, e-mails and petitions. The more our voices are heard, the more chance we have of being listened to.




No EU can not smoke outdoors!


28th June 2009

EU zealots will this week demand a ban on smoking OUTSIDE pubs and offices. The height of hypocrisy as they're still smoking away in the EU Parliament Buildings. A case of ''do as I say, not what I do''. You can add your comments.   No EU can not smoke outdoors! »



TV chef joins campaign for limited pub smoking


24th June 2009

Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has joined a campaign to amend the current smoking ban to bolster the pub and club industry. The TV chef joined MPs from the three main political parties in calling for the comprehensive ban to be relaxed to help establishments losing revenue, laying off staff or facing closure. One of the changes the group hopes will be considered is the adoption of the Spanish model - where venues with limited floor space can choose to be smoking or non-smoking, but venues larger than 100 square metres can have a designated, fully-partitioned, smoking room.   TV chef joins campaign for limited pub smoking »



Money to Burn


10th June 2009

The DOH is giving councils £2.5m to help them ''encourage smokers to quit''. Could the money be better spent. Have your say.   Money to Burn »



Time is right to scrap total ban on smoking


29th May 2009

Newspaper letter from a reader who asks if this could be an opportune time to question the smoking ban in light of the recent MP expenditure scandal. He lists many reasons why the ban has been a non-productive, unnecessary waste of money. ''This ban was implemented by an unscrupulous body of people who have proven quite clearly that they are incapable of effectively handling their own finances''. Comments invited.   Time is right to scrap total ban on smoking »



A very British solution to a very British problem


15th May 2009

Article from the Telegraph. ''When one of the regulars at the Cutting Edge pub in Barnsley read the fine print of the Smoke-Free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007 and told the landlady, Kerry Fenton, that she could evade the health fascists' anti-smoking regulations by creating a ''smoking research centre'' in one room, a classic British evasion of authoritarianism was devised. The pub now has a "smoking research centre" on the premises, where regulars fill in a questionnaire about their smoking habits and then proceed to enjoy a smoke and a drink as their free-born ancestors did for centuries.'' You can leave a comment.   A very British solution to a very British problem »



Display ban a step too far


5th May 2009

An article from Lord Borrie in the telegraph about the proposed ban on the display of cigarettes. ''The Department of Health, which has enough on its plate already including the recent outbreak of swine flu, persists in seeking to ban the display of something which its own ministers have admitted is a legal product. What is more, the evidence as to the impact of such a ban from the two countries where it already exists is inconclusive''. Comments can be posted.   Display ban a step too far »



Healthcare isn't free


19th April 2009

So says Prof John Smyth in this article from the Timesonline. A fan of the smoking ban, he believes treating the consequences of alcohol addiction, drug addiction and obesity will prove increasingly difficult to defend. He is also a supporter of the government’s latest reforms to deprive alcoholics of part of their benefits if they refuse treatment. His intention, he says, is not to criticise but to encourage debate and you can have your say.   Healthcare isn't free »



War veteran fined £100 for smoking in hotel room


1st April 2009

Not an April fools' joke, unfortunately, but a story of how a Ramada Hotel treated a 96 year old war veteran who dared to smoke in their hotel. You can comment.   War veteran fined £100 for smoking in hotel room »



Death to the nanny state


17th March 2009

Article about how the government has become wedded to social engineering and its contempt for the notion of individual choice. Comments invited.   Death to the nanny state »



Do as I say, not as I do


13th March 2009

With breathtaking hypocrisy, the government is set to flout its own smoking ban and allow world leaders to use smoking rooms during the G20 economic conference in London next month. It is believed that laws have been changed to get around the smoking ban and provide specialist rooms that the visiting dignitaries can use - a concession they are not prepared to give to their own citizens. So, as always with this government, it's ''one law for one, and one for another''. You can have your say.    Do as I say, not as I do »



Nanny state has become a bully


28th February 2009

Article from the Edinburgh News about the ban on tobacco products from open display. The writer says that ''We will be left with the situation where tobacco MUST be hidden in the newsagents – but pornographic magazines will be on display. Common sense doesn't come into it – drunk on power, bullies don't care what anyone thinks. Tell me this. If the display of tobacco is the reason that young people smoke cigarettes, why is it that so many of our youth take cannabis, cocaine and heroin?'' Good point, which you can comment on here.   Nanny state has become a bully »



Non-smokers find ban is a problem for them, too


11th February 2009

Since the smoking ban came into force, many non-smokers are finding they are missing out on conversations because they are not outside with the smokers – and one man has even started smoking again just to hear the end of a story. According to the comments he is not alone. It seems many people have started smoking because of the ban. You can add to the comments here.   Non-smokers find ban is a problem for them, too »



Smoking ban government's biggest mistake


6th February 2009

Alan McVann, the GMB union convener at the Inbev brewery in Samlesbury, near Preston says the government must act now to save British pubs to stop the tide of job losses at a Lancashire brewery. He said: ''Instead of putting all these new restrictions on pubs, they should be doing something to help them. The biggest mistake the government has made is the smoking ban''. Leave your comments.   Smoking ban government's biggest mistake »



Campaigners challenge ban on smoking


30th January 2009

A new campaign to help the struggling pub industry has been welcomed at a crisis meeting for the trade. Industry representatives from north Essex gathered to discuss how to challenge the blanket ban on smoking inside establishments. They believe the Government legislation, which came into force in summer 2007, has seriously damaged trade and they backed a new campaign called ''Save pubs and clubs – amend the smoking ban'' which was put forward by Simon Clark, director of pro-smoking lobby group Forest. You can comment.    Campaigners challenge ban on smoking »



What is third-hand smoke? Is it hazardous?


19th January 2009

More on ''third hand smoke''.   What is third-hand smoke? Is it hazardous? »




 Next 15 >>

Showing results 1 to 15 of 188

Newsletter...
Enter your email address to get involved with the Freedom2Choose campaign.
Donate...
If you are concerned about the erosions of freedom being imposed by the Government, please donate towards the Freedom2Choose Fighting Fund.

If every smoker, tolerant non-smoker and libertarian donated as little as £1.00 or if every pub and club who will be adversely affected by the ban were to hold just one fundraising night, and raised as little as £50.00 each, we would have all we need within a week! This would enable us to stave off the ugly precedent this legislation contains for further erosions of personal liberties in the future.

Donate To Freedom2Choose
 
About Us  |   Mission Statement  |   Donations  |   Memberships  |   Endorsements
Home  |   World News  |   Message Board  |   Online Petition  |   Have Your Say  |   Search Articles

Search News Articles  |   Mythbusters  |   Videos  |   The Library  |   Newsletters

Press Office  |   Downloads  |   Links  |   Contact   |   Privacy Policy  |   Site Map



Freedom2Choose RSS Feed


Freedom To Choose / Freedom2Choose © 2006 - 2009

TEL: 08456 439 469