ASH Scotland wants Commonwealth Games to be 'smoke free'
Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 10:09
Simon Clark

Anti-tobacco activists want next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow to be 'smoke free' (sic).

The Sunday Herald asked me for a response so I said:

"Apart from the difficulty of enforcing a smoke free policy, it would be extremely petty to ban smoking in all outdoor areas.

"Instead of making everyone feel welcome, many visitors would feel unwelcome and excluded.

"The event must not be hijacked by public health campaigners who are determined to impose their views on everyone else."

The Scotsman also has the story - Campaigners call for smoke-free games.

Ditto the Daily Express – Plea to stub out smoking at the Games.

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