But on January 2, the government finally pushed through the EU’s most stringent anti-smoking legislation, ignoring a common sense solution. Aside from the economic impact on bars, and treating us like children, there will be other negative effects. People living in the centre of cities, and particularly those living above bars, will find that when the warm weather comes there will be a lot more noise in the street below them as people gather for a smoke outside bars, and allow their deadly cancerous smoke to drift up to their balconies. Imagine yourself, a non-smoker, sitting next to a terrace table on a hot afternoon or evening, with not so much as a breeze in the air, and four people … [Read more...] about Smoking ban: where’s the sense?