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Originally posted by Stropz
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Originally posted by CharlotteSometimes
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Originally posted by Legend
why shouldn't Scotland be used to try it out? Do people in Scotland smoke? Why should it be England or any other country?
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Because Scotland always gets used as a 'testing ground' for new legislation, such as the poll tax, for example. And it's not too long ago that Thatcher ignored Scotland's heroin problem either, because when you've got a high proportion of the able-bodied population smashed out of their skulls on smack and jellies, they're hardly likely to be rebellious.
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Charlotte .. you answered that post for me girl. I was about to respond to Legend when I read your response. That's precisely why most Scots feel like the country is used as a 'testing ground'.
To Legend: I'm not saying Scotland is any better than England, Wales, N.I. I am merely suggesting that equality should be shown and when there is a blanket ban imposed under UK law, then it should be imposed on the whole of the UK and not just in one part of it. I would object just the same if it were 'tested' in England, Wales or N.I. Segregation is not the way forward.
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I know exactly what you are both saying.