I havent read all this thread, so i apologise if i am going over old ground, but the U.K non smoking in pubs is different from the rest of the world due to the high tax that the Brits pay on alcohol, its fair to say that if alcohol wasnt taxed so much the no smoking ban might pull in the non smoking majority, the truth is that a pint is so damned expensive in Britain, that the only people who will use a pub regularly are the people who are creatures of habit, to that end, most of them are smokers. i think its gonna be a real problem for the pubs, perhaps the government could concede the tax on beer to give the publican a chance.... oh look a flying pig.