Above is my reply from my MP Karl McCartney in response to my request that he support Brian Binley MP's EDM to amend the smoking ban.
Spoken like a true politician, he doesn't commit himself. He says he believes that landlords have the right to choose, yet he quotes the old statistics of the number of people who have allegedly quit up to 2007.
Mr McCartney, I would like to point out that we are three years on from the ban and smoking rates are rising.
this shows how NRT only has a "success" rate of 5% so hard pressed tax payers give the NHS a budget of £50 million and £47.5 million is a wasted. You see, Mr McCartney, there really are some people who do not want to quit and they should not be ignored.
This shows how deceitful the tobacco control lobby is and the underhanded methods they use to con government and the public. Will the Conservatives be stupid enough to fall for more of their lies?
And, yes, Mr McCartney, I do indeed feel very strongly about this issue but that should not invalidate my concerns. If strongly held views were a reason to dismiss such concerns, then how is it that the tobacco control industry - which feels very strongly about the issue - is always listened to yet the other side is always ignored.
You may say that smokers are fighting their corner because they are "addicts" this link clearly puts that lie to bed once for all. "Addiction" to tobacco is yet another lie of the deceitful anti-smoking industry which uses it to denigrate smokers and encourage intolerance against them.
Finally, Mr McCartney, I draw to your attention your immigration minister Damien Green's comments on calls to ban the burka. He said "freedom of choice and tolerance is the British way." I would like to think that you also ascribe to this view and are not selective about who is entitled to it and who is not. I actually agree with Mr Green and have always said I would fight for the right of muslim women to wear the burka if that is what they choose to do.
I find it encouraging that you say you believe in a landlord's right to choose, and I assume you also mean the smoker's right to choose, but hear what you say about EDM's not being the most effective way of achieving an aim. With this in mind, perhaps you would like to lend your support to FOREST'S Save Our Pubs and Clubs, amendthesmoking ban.com
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Patricia Nurse.