[Matt]

The smoking ban is terrible. It's a nanny state gone mad.

The government heaps up the tax on cigarettes and then what do smokers get? A ban? How nice of them.

And if people are now forced to smoke outside, they'll start leaving cigarette stubs in the streets, etc...

What's wrong with smoking areas and non-smoking areas?

Don't get me wrong, I don't like smoking and I will never smoke, but no-one forces anyone to smoke, and people should not be punished just because they smoke.