Smoking bans are a war on the working class?

I think she's probably right about cigarettes (and I like that she destroys the partisan narrative) - but how then to explain the stigma and bans on pipe and cigar smokers. They're more often associated with more educated and/or affluent people.

As much as I despised going into a cigarette smoke-filled restaurant or bar, I still think it was crazy to ban them outright. It always seemed to me that having strictly non-smoking restaurants by choice would have been a good business opportunity. Or even fully partitioned areas. Smoking and non-smoking tables were a joke.

Labor laws would also have been good - staff should not be penalized for choosing not to work in smoking areas.  I'm sure the service industry is big enough that it could accommodate both smoker and non-smoker staff and patrons.

Since we have smoke free places, I don't see why other places can't be non smoke free... I.e. Smoking WILL happen here so don't complain about it. If you don't like it go elsewhere.

You mean like those sponsored smoking rooms you see in Germany at the airport and train stations?

I suppose you can, but I can't see anyone wanting to while they eat.

As long as there is an ale in every pot.....