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People are claiming 2007 smoking ban was 'the beginning of the end' as pub footage resurfaces

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Published 20:07 28 May 2025 GMT+1

People are claiming 2007 smoking ban was 'the beginning of the end' as pub footage resurfaces

People are debating the smoking ban in the UK nearly two decades on

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Featured Image Credit: Matt Cardy/Getty Images

Topics: Vaping, Health, UK News

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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Just days until the disposable vape ban comes into force in the UK, it seems people have started arguing over whether the 2007 smoking ban was a good idea.

It comes after the government's decision to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1 June 2025.

The ban on disposable vapes aims to address environmental waste concerns and to stop young people from vaping.

According to Action on Smoking and Health, the proportion of 11 to 17-year-olds who reported using vapes has increased from 14 percent in 2020 to approximately 20 percent in 2023.

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Meanwhile, some are now claiming that the 2007 smoking ban was 'the beginning of the end' as footage outside of an old pub has resurfaced.

The 2007 smoking ban was introduced on 1 July of that year (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
The 2007 smoking ban was introduced on 1 July of that year (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Over on TikTok, one user has shared an old video by The Guardian in the lead up to the smoking ban.

The indoor ban prohibited smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces, aiming to protect the public from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke.

Now, in the short clip taken outside of a pub in London, presenter Bryony Gordon admitted that she is 'hopelessly, utterly, addicted to smoking'.

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But from 1 July of that year, she and every other smoker could only smoke outside.

Gordon also pointed out that she would received a fine of £80 if she was seen stubbing her cigarette on the floor.

Commenting on the video, one person said it was the 'beginning of the end for this country'.

A second agreed: "I spend more money in pubs and restaurants now than I did when you could smoke anywhere."



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But clearly, others were grateful for the ban, as another person wrote: "As a smoker I am so happy they banned smoking inside, I have my own place and I never smoke in it, it’s disgusting.

"Plus it’s kind of nice to go outside every now and then and get a change of scenery/a break from the chaos."

"Smoking ban was good cos you make so many new friends in the smoking area," a fourth person also pointed out.

"I was born four years before the smoking ban so I don't remember it but i went to a bar where you could smoke in Berlin and (as a smoker) it's so disgusting," someone else said.

"Smoking ban gave rise to the cheeky fag break, the working gal's intermission if you will," another added.

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