News Article Comments : 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

Phil, CIU is the Clubs and Institute Union all those great value working mens' clubs and so on across the land are/used to be CIU affiliated. I remember under age drinking in incredibly smoky CIU clubs when I was a nipper.

This post replies to wayne massey > RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

The CIU wanted what everyone wants.. smokers inside within Designated Smoking Rooms.  Most of the Trade Bodies sold out to the Health Department well before the ban was introduced and even sat round the table with ASH et al before the vote in Parliament.

The resonses to date are wishy washy to say the least, one approach to consider is the NAL

http://nationalassociationoflicensees.co.uk

and at the risk of being slagged off by Alan Thompson et al Freedom to Choose

http://www.freedom2choose.info  

now officially recognised by HMG as they have an editorial being published in tomorrows edition of the House Magazine. 

This post replies to Phil Liddell > RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

Spot on James. Sign the petition by clicking on this link

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RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

quote : we are a landlord ,we rent you this box you buy your beer off us and that is it we rent lots of little boxes and you should not talk to them you are all small businesses we are the landlord : friday 11.35  22 feb 2008 oh no someone pulled my gag off : did i mention who said it hi mark

hi phil

hi wardy

This post replies to andy davis > RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

RE: 10% profit drop since smoke ban for hosts

All For those of you who are unaware, the smoking ban will be reviewed within 3 years of its enactment. Here is a quote from an email received by an F2C member from David Cameron regarding the Review of the smoking ban.

"The Government Minister previously responsible for the smoking ban,

Caroline Flint, has assured us that the Government are committed to a

review of the legislation, so if any problems occur which were not

expected while the legislation was being formulated, the legislation

may be reconsidered." So, its not all done and dusted. The pub trade is first in the firing line of the economic impact of the ban. It is, however up to those who form part of the trade to make themselves heard about how their livlihoods have been affected. The fact that 'if problems occur which were not expected' isnt bait enough to make some noise, i dont know what is. Dont forget ASH and friends promised a huge influx of non-smokers to the hospitality trade post post July 1st. Of course those expectations have not materialised. As Bill posted earlier there are routes you can take to fight back and make sure that if not before, when the review takes place, there will be thousands of you ready to hold HMG to account and remind them of the post ban problems that have occured, apparently 'not expected'.

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