On 22/06/2015 16:41, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article om,
dennis@home wrote:
The decline started long before the smoking ban, continued when there were
no smoking areas, and onwards when it was banned completely.


The decline accelerated because people didn't want the smoke when they
started to wake up to how stupid it is to smoke.

The pubs didn't adapt, they went bust quicker.

By the time the ban came in there was a higher percentage of smokers
than before us none smokers left to go elsewhere so the ban may have had
more effect but there isn't much evidence as the pubs were closing
anyway.

How many times a week did you visit a pub 20 years ago, dennis?
How many times a week do you visit a pub now?

35 years ago daily.
30 years ago about 3 times a week.
20 years ago never
now never, no I stand corrected I went to an after funeral buffet in a
pub three years ago.