Originally from: David
                        
A pity this country, the Govt and the media don't concentrate on solving domestic problems before the world's. I'm not saying ignore the rest of the world but Blair can use the Iraqi issue to bury "bad news". The last person to do that eventually had to resign!

I was there for farming and I can't say whether I am pro or anti hunting. Nice to see them out, can't be bothered to get the horse ready and come back stiff as a board – don't reckon I care except for what Alicia wrote and I think she has a very good point:

Dear David,

We know for a fact that hunting has been singled out for purely political reasons, it is the bloodless (so far) revolution based on insane ingrained jealousy against the so-called ruling classes. (In which the farmers are inextricably entwined – mainly because they are looked upon as bloated owners of large tracks of land – forget anything else.)

At the labour party 'Rural Conference 2002' held on 19–21 July (proudly boasted as the first ever such conference brought in by New Labour as opposed to Conservative as New Labour are now the New Party for the countryside. (Gone is Town and Country- everything is now Countryside and I blame the Countryside Alliance for that)) At the newly NEW Labour named 'Harper Adams University College' (again gone any ref to agriculture) Jon Dobson attended and recorded what he could. The people on the platform, kept having to remind the more outspoken people blurting things out both on the platform and in the audience – that 'this was an 'Open' Conference' so watch what you say' – indicating there may be spies in the midst. However, what they did say, among other things was that it will be great to get rid of hunting as it is 'the last bastion of feudalism' for this government to tackle. So there you have it. Dont be fooled, cruelty to the fox is the last thing on their minds.

Best wishes Alicia