It seems that no preparation has been made by pubs for the introduction of the new legislation banning smoking in public places on July 1st. Are smokers simply going to be expected to go out on to the already crowded streets and further clog up the thoroughfare? A minority of pubs have beer gardens that can be used for this purpose - which seems a bit unfair to the non-smoker who wants to enjoy the outdoors in the hot summer - but most have absolutely no facilities for dealing with the outflow of customers, who will have to leave the premises temporarily to comply with the law. To quote a recent hit, 'I predict a riot'.