The smoking ban marches on its destructive way with the closure of the Crumpled Horn pub at the Eldene Centre.

All the pubs around that area have now closed including the Bulldog, Cock Robin, Gamekeeper and now the Crumpled Horn.

Smokers now tend to do their drinking at home to escape the smoking ban. The smoking ban destroyed the institution of the local pub and this has torn the social heart out of many areas in Swindon.

The draconian smoking ban has been imposed upon us by the ruling elite of this country. It was imposed without the prior approval of an electoral mandate. The smoking ban is gradually destroying the social life of the British working class.

Noel Gardner Carlisle Avenue Swindon