Arguments that the smoking ban will "kill" pubs in 2007. FOREST & other tobacco industry funded groups claimed it was bad for business, particularly pubs. In fact: between March 2007 and March 2008, the number of premises with licenses to sell alcohol increased by 4,200." ash.org.uk/media-centre...

15 years after the smoking ban Government policy still lags behind public opinion - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) is a campaigning public health charity that works to eliminate the harm caused by tobacco.