Flirty chats, juicy gossip, bracing night air think what we'd miss if Starmer banned smoking areas | Daisy Jones
Briefly

"Ever since the indoor smoking ban in the UK came into effect in 2007, the smoking area has become the hub of nightlife activity. It's where Brits go to flirt, gossip, or even just have a few existential moments to themselves."
"In a country that loves to clamp down on some of our more fun, hedonistic pursuits... the smoking area has always been that rarest of things: a place to mingle and let loose."
"The younger generation, who already have a hard time socialising, may never know the joys of simply hanging out and chatting nonsense on a night out."
"Despite the nonconsensual and seriously damaging effects it has on the body, the smoking area is where smokers go to get away from everyone else."
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