On Friday, 19 June 2015 14:34:47 UTC+1, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
GMM wrote:
I think it should be positively promoted in pubs[1]: The smoking ban
has been a significant factor in the high level of pub closures in
recent years. By promoting vaping, pubs could bring in custom to help
their viability and encourage people to quit the fags at the same time,
restoring a valued national institution and doing significant good for
public health.

Strange, isn't it? Rabid non smokers used to give the smoke in pubs as a
reason to avoid them. But since smoking was banned, they've closed at an
even greater rate.

But we know the reason for that. Well some suspect, but where's the proof.
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/new...b_into_mosque/

Here in Mile end there were always reports of studetns causing trouble due to drink and luewd behavour. But we now mave a larger majority of Muslim students who don;t drink (generally speaking) it's been years since such problems have arrisen.
So I'm not saying it's a bad thing at all it;s a change, and the fact that pubs are quite expensive to drinkm in when you can buy cheap stuff in supermarkets.

Two or three other pubs near me have benn converted into flats.
Quite a few live music venues have been closing too.
Our staff social club was sold off years ago it's now some sort of islamic centre I pass it every week-day. Another pubs hasd turned into a betting shop.
Another pub near me the quite famous (for teh area) bakers arms pub is now a paddy power.