SIR - The self-righteous bigots who support the total smoking ban have not rushed in to fill the empty chairs in traditional pubs and clubs.

Now they are smoke-free, some seem to be free of customers, too. A substantial minority has withdrawn its trade.

Democratic countries defend the rights of minorities and maintain facilities for smokers as well as non-smokers, but here in our dictatorship there is no choice.

I will not vote for any politician who is not committed to revising this attack on our civil liberties. We need political leaders, not tyrannical nannies.

Be afraid! What will they ban next?

L A Hobsbaum, Willow Crescent, Bradford