> >Smoking in restaurants, bars etc is a question of workers' safety, not
> >of the rights of either customers _or_ smokers. When was the question of
> >safety on the job a matter of nannyism?
>
> i thought that research had been debunked?
When? By whom? Before-and-after studies on Irish bar staff have shown quite significant health improvements since a complete ban was introduced here a couple years ago.