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Most papers report this morning that, should the Tories be elected at the next General Election, they will block some of the tax rises proposed by Alistair Darling last week. That is good news.
But The Independent reports that David Cameron intends to allow a return to hunting with dogs if he gets to become our next Prime Minister. The idea is that a promise of a free vote in Parliament and the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004 will help the Tories win in key marginal seats.
If this report is true, then I think Cameron will be making a big mistake. Allowing a return to fox hunting is repellent to many people in this country. It also conjures up an image of a bunch of privileged ‘hooray henrys’ charging around the countryside on their horses oblivious to us ordinary folk.
Leave the foxes alone!
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Most papers report this morning that, should the Tories be elected at the next General Election, they will block some of the tax rises proposed by Alistair Darling last week. That is good news.
But The Independent reports that David Cameron intends to allow a return to hunting with dogs if he gets to become our next Prime Minister. The idea is that a promise of a free vote in Parliament and the repeal of the Hunting Act 2004 will help the Tories win in key marginal seats.
If this report is true, then I think Cameron will be making a big mistake. Allowing a return to fox hunting is repellent to many people in this country. It also conjures up an image of a bunch of privileged ‘hooray henrys’ charging around the countryside on their horses oblivious to us ordinary folk.
Leave the foxes alone!
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