I am pretty certain that if I smoked I would prefer a set up where I use the same pub as my mates, and nip out for a smoke when I needed to, rather than one where we were all split up drinking in different places according to whether we smoked or not. I balance I think I'd prefer the new situation to the one skipy favours.

I know an old bloke who loves playing music, and makes instruments and all - and he'd love to be able to join in sessions, but he can't, because they are always in pubs where smoking has been allowed. Even if there's one person smoking that badly affects his breathing.

Now at last after years where the only chance of a session he ever had was sometimes in a festival, he'll have the freedom to come to local stuff.

Anyway laws can - all it takes is for a majority of MPs to come round to the idea that there should be legal smokeasies. They might take some persuading of course.