"landlord's right to choose"

right...and if they would ALL choose to continue allowing smoking?

I know people who think there should be no speed limits on highways, and no restrictions on heroin & other drugs, and no 'almost' no restrictions on owning firearms...etc.

Sorry, but when almost NONE of the pubs chose to stop during the last number of years this has developed, it falls to the authorities to do the choosing....for the overall benefit of those who couldn't go into a pub.

There IS no 'right' to choose a stance that is a proven danger to others.