SIR – So MPs Philip Davies and David Ward ‘claim’ they would like to lift the smoking ban for pubs and clubs? (T&A, January 10).

Mr Davies might have the best of intentions, but I am willing to bet that ‘Millionaire Dave’ and his public school chums won’t be so keen, as they’re not really in to personal freedom, are they?

Then there’s Mr Ward. No doubt his latest pledge will go up in smoke as quickly as his previous ones on VAT and tuition fees. Mr Ward has shown his true colours already – yellow!

While I am not a huge fan of smoking, I would support a smoker’s right to have a designated smoking area in pubs. For me, it’s an issue of personal freedom.

One party has been campaigning in Bradford for rights for pubs for a few years now. You have no doubt seen our beer mats around.

UKIP’s pledge to help pubs is not a here-today-gone-tomorrow PR stunt like the Con-Dem’s poor effort, but it is a clear pledge that will stay in our manifesto alongside many other freedom-based policies.

Jason Smith, UKIP Bradford Chairman, Woodlands Avenue, Queensbury