It’s Not Technically A Prison, But We Do Have Lock-Ins
The Republic of Ireland has become the first country in Europe to institute a blanket ban on smoking in any workplace - or area designated as a workplace. Exceptions are apparently limited to prisons, hotel rooms, and psychiatric wards. My prediction: a sharp increase in the number of crafty publicans attempting to have their bars rezoned as psychiatric wards.
(See also the discussion on the apparently obscure Reason blog.)
