tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post9148132582084478345..comments2023-08-27T13:04:51.898+01:00Comments on Freedom-2-Choose (Scotland): A bingo operator speaks: Impact of smoking ban on trade, Lanark 2008Belindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16284836559314332001noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-41572871030872056342011-07-08T00:23:45.472+01:002011-07-08T00:23:45.472+01:00When Global Tobacco Control and their minions crum...When Global Tobacco Control and their minions crumble as a result of their corruption and lies the compensation claims from those who suffered because of smoking bans will ensure their total destruction. I hope Martin Carroll will be at the head of the queue for compensation in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-41577937694613598422011-07-07T22:01:57.515+01:002011-07-07T22:01:57.515+01:00TBY, it is good to see them made use of. They are ...TBY, it is good to see them made use of. They are very eloquent about the situation.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284836559314332001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-30906775073339059762011-07-07T22:00:19.252+01:002011-07-07T22:00:19.252+01:00sorry wrong URL: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk...sorry wrong URL: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/committees/petitions/or-07/pu07-0202.htm#Col19Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284836559314332001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-19704992718297532812011-07-07T21:59:42.690+01:002011-07-07T21:59:42.690+01:00What they did was to grouse about the impact of th...What they did was to grouse about the impact of the smoking ban but do nothing to protest against it. That is the said to the Scottish Parliament that bingo has suffered at the hands of the smoking ban and being taxed unfairly. Yet it did not ask the Scottish Parliament to review the smoking ban (which was in their powers to do directly) but to put in a good word for them at Westminster. http://uk.mg1.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch?.rand=06efddl28vi7j. I seem to recall that the bid for help with taxes didn't get very far, the last I heard was that it had failed.Belindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284836559314332001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-11518090271881857422011-07-07T21:33:10.959+01:002011-07-07T21:33:10.959+01:00Sadly though the big bingo operators could have go...Sadly though the big bingo operators could have got together and done something. These people like BT won't do anything unless they have to at the very last moment.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239651363530826401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260937491645277092.post-78012357761178773372011-07-07T21:16:13.005+01:002011-07-07T21:16:13.005+01:00Thanks for putting these vids on the blog Belinda....Thanks for putting these vids on the blog Belinda. The video camera was not the best in the world but the sincerity of the man more than made up for that.<br /><br />They were made after the Scotland f2c annual meeting, the only one I've managed to attend. Martin showed me around the hall and it was very, very impressive it would by a crying shame if it were to shut down.<br /><br />I always think of him, such a gent.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10072165710888952465noreply@blogger.com