I have recently had a number of people emailing asking me my position on the fox hunting ban.   When the ban was introduced I was sceptical of the motives (Labour metropolitan class versus rural areas) and its effectiveness, and I was very conscious of the very strong opposition to the ban by many I knew who lived and worked in rural communities across the country.  But I think on balance it has succeeded in curbing unnecessary cruelty without completely ruining the rural way of life as was predicted by its opponents. If it was brought to a vote again I would be inclined to suport its continuation.

One of the best pieces of evidence of people’s attitudes to this now was an e-poll conducted by one of our MP’s, Tom Brake, who represents Carshalton and Wallington - here is his summary: Read the rest of this entry.