Yes, they’ve actually gone one better.
The Rolling Stones guitarist could become a casualty
of Scotland’s smoking ban after Glasgow city council announced that it
was to investigate reports that he had smoked a cigarette on stage
during a gig at Hampden Park on Friday, part of the band’s Bigger Bang
European tour.
If found guilty, the millionaire musician faces a fine of £50.
Smoking
is banned in spaces that are more than 50 per cent enclosed, a
definition that includes all structures covered on three sides, such as
bus shelters and most outdoor stages. Richards, 62, who was arrested
for drugs related offences in the 1960s and 1970s, has fought heroin
addiction in the past.
When Mel Smith was going to light up they stated that they would take the venue’s licence away. Are they therefore going to close a football stadium? And if not, why not?
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