The idea
to bring in seperate areas within air conditioned pubs to allow smokers back into pub society. the smoking ban affects a large minority of customers who also tend to be pub characters at the heart of pub society. or allow more substantinal provision for shelter and protection from the elements for outside smoking. stop making life hard for a large minority of pub goers.
Why is it important?
firstly it would stop a large number of people with freedom of choice from being trated and feeling like lepers.
secondly halt the decline of the traditional british pub
thirdly prevent the future rise expected in cold and damp related diseases due to the harsh winter conditions smokers have to endure in expressing their freedom of choice.