With Keir Starmer proposing stricter outdoor smoking bans, we hit the streets of Birmingham to find out what you think. Are tougher restrictions necessary to protect public health, or should pubs have the final say on going smoke-free? We explore public opinion on smoking in public spaces and the potential impact on businesses.
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00:00I understand why he wants to make that a rule however I think a lot of people in
00:06this country won't agree with it and they won't understand like why he is
00:11making that for you know other people's health and like children's health and
00:17stuff like that but I think a lot of people will also think it's a free
00:23country like we should be able to do what I want so I can understand both
00:27sides of the argument really. First I think that this is an economic thing so
00:35I'm going to discuss sort of ground level on the streets a lot a lot of the
00:41public have seen a lot of these videos where you have what's commonly known as
00:45the Siggy police running around these are private entities these are not
00:48necessarily attached to councils now anyone with a bit of two cents can look
00:54at the news stories from the last six months and go a lot of city councils
00:58have no money