Bit of info for you
Most councils have actually got rid of their smoking inspectors (Nazis) so tell your local to get the ash trays out :). Also as I understand it Smoking in the Houses of Parliament has been banned for years anyway. The original reason for this urban myth that they could still smoke in the HP was because crown residences were exempt so her madge can still spark up her Lambert & Butler at buck house etc. It also means the you can smoke in prisons & mental institutions (Although I believe the latter now comes under the ban too). So basically the only people allowed to smoke are the queen, Nutters & Criminals. Now if you don't call that hypocrisy I do!!!
( Big Ian has stopped changing his sig, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 16:22, 2 replies)

Well it's clearly not hypocrisy
since the queen, the nutters and the criminals weren't all campaigning for the ban were they.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 16:36, closed)

they fucking were!
couldn't move down my local without tripping over nutters, criminals and HRH campaigning to stop smoking in pubs!
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 16:51, closed)

Oh, I forgot all bout the
Cornish Royal Nutter Crims Anti-Smoking riots of the early 2000s.
(Bazongaloid, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 17:02, closed)

Devon
thank you very much!

*mutters about the Cornish*
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 18:18, closed)

Smoking Ban?
devilskitchen.me.uk/2008/07/its-one-rule-for-them.html

Found this that suggests otherwise.
(manwiddicombe is thinking of something witty to add here, Fri 20 Feb 2009, 18:09, closed)