What’s your view: Should Mansfield follow the lead of a council which has outlawed spitting in public?

It is the first time in more than 20 years that a council in the UK has brought in such a bylaw in a bid to stamp out the practice.

Meanwhile, another council in the area has already started classing spit as waste so it can hand out on-the-spot littering fines for those caught, and other councils across the UK are thought to also be considering a ban.

Do you think similar measures should be introduced in Mansfield? Do you think spitting is a foul habit and should be tackled or do you think it’s acceptable? Or do you question whether a ban could be realistically enforced?

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