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BBC News: Pro-hunters in Angel rallying call BBC News: Pro-hunters in Angel rallying call
BBC News: Pro-hunters in Angel rallying call- A huge banner is draped over the Angel of the North by pro-hunting campaigners representing the Real CA. Photo. ...
Post-Gazette: Hooray for smoking, drinking and fox hunting Post-Gazette: Hooray for smoking, drinking and fox hunting
Post-Gazette: Hooray for smoking, drinking and fox hunting- Dennis Roddy. The Pittsburgh columnist ridicules the British attempt to outlaw foxhunting based on their Robespierre certitude that pleasure must have a point, ...
Sunday Telegraph: Into battle at dawn with the Real CA Sunday Telegraph: Into battle at dawn with the Real CA
Sunday Telegraph: Into battle at dawn with the Real CA- Daniel Foggo. Profile of Edward Duke, leader of the pro-hunting group known as the Real CA and responsible for their most recent demonstration at the Angel of the N ...
Telegraph: Gamekeepers facing terrier ban Telegraph: Gamekeepers facing terrier ban
Telegraph: Gamekeepers facing terrier ban- Charles Clover, environment editor. MPs voted to ban the use of terriers by gamekeepers to flush foxes to guns or to kill them underground, putting the future of game shooting i ...
Telegraph: Hounds may be the only way to deal with mink Telegraph: Hounds may be the only way to deal with mink
Telegraph: Hounds may be the only way to deal with mink- Charles Clover, environment editor. A study conducted last autumn in the Outer Hebrides, submitted by Alun Michael the rural affairs minister, argues that there is ...
Telegraph: MPs vote to outlaw hare hunting Telegraph: MPs vote to outlaw hare hunting
Telegraph: MPs vote to outlaw hare hunting- Charles Clover, environment editor. In a vote which led to allegations that the Government had "lost control", Alun Michael, the rural affairs minister, declined to vote in def ...
Sunday Telegraph: Anglers are finally off the hook: fish feel no pain Sunday Telegraph: Anglers are finally off the hook: fish feel no pain
Sunday Telegraph: Anglers are finally off the hook: fish feel no pain- Rajeev Syal. A report by James D. Rose in the American academic journal Reviews of Fisheries Science concludes that awareness of pain depends on func ...
Telegraph: Hunting Bill's 'utility' test threatens sheepdog trials, say farmers Telegraph: Hunting Bill's 'utility' test threatens sheepdog trials, say farmers
Telegraph: Hunting Bill's 'utility' test threatens sheepdog trials, say farmers- Charles Clover, environment editor. Since sheep dog trials risk putting up hares or foxes, they are now in danger of failing the Government ...
Telegraph: Cruelty scientist ridicules Labour's case for hunt ban Telegraph: Cruelty scientist ridicules Labour's case for hunt ban
Telegraph: Cruelty scientist ridicules Labour's case for hunt ban- Benedict Brogan, political correspondent. Labour's claim of "incontrovertible evidence of cruelty" for deer hunting has been branded "scientifically illi ...
Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'threatens the sport of shooting' Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'threatens the sport of shooting'
Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'threatens the sport of shooting'- Charles Clover, environment editor. Shooting and gamekeeping bodies and pro-shooting MPs warned that if Michael Foster's amendments are passed they would represe ...
Telegraph: New deal increases threat to hunting Telegraph: New deal increases threat to hunting
Telegraph: New deal increases threat to hunting- Benedict Brogan, political correspondent. Mr Michael accused of reneging on his promise to base the Bill on evidence rather than politics. ...
Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'would offer £1m refund' Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'would offer £1m refund'
Telegraph: Hunting Bill 'would offer £1m refund'- Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. Animal rights activists who donated £1 million to the Labour Party could receive state funding under the Hunting Bill. Rob Marris ...
Helsinki Morrisers Helsinki Morrisers
Helsinki Morrisers- English folk dancing, including "arctic morris." Photos and activities. ...
Telegraph: Hunt Bill's tests 'could ban meat from farms' Telegraph: Hunt Bill's tests 'could ban meat from farms'
Telegraph: Hunt Bill's tests 'could ban meat from farms'- Charles Clover and Andrew Sparrow. Dr Douglas Wise, a lecturer from Cambridge University, criticised the Bill's definition of 'utility' because it excludes econom ...
Guardian: Fox hunting bill backed by RSPCA's former chief vet Guardian: Fox hunting bill backed by RSPCA's former chief vet
Guardian: Fox hunting bill backed by RSPCA's former chief vet- Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. Bill Swann, writing to a member of the Commons rural affairs select committee: "I am firmly of the view that ...
Guardian: Bill would ban fox hunting for sport Guardian: Bill would ban fox hunting for sport
Guardian: Bill would ban fox hunting for sport- Patrick Wintour. The standing committee of Commons voted that hunts will only be allowed if they are needed to control pests. The members disagreed as to the definition of ...
Guardian Politics: Handkerchiefs at dawn Guardian Politics: Handkerchiefs at dawn
Guardian Politics: Handkerchiefs at dawn- David Cameron MP. Bonding with his beleaguered minority constituents: first hunting with the Heythrop, then Morris dancing in Bampton. Explains reasons for preserving both, along ...
BBC News: Fears over police enforcing hunt ban BBC News: Fears over police enforcing hunt ban
BBC News: Fears over police enforcing hunt ban- The Suffolk police chief constable Alastair McWhirter appealed for legislation to be enforceable, which would be difficult with the Hunting Bill that is currently going thr ...
BBC News: Hunt groups pledge to fight ban BBC News: Hunt groups pledge to fight ban
BBC News: Hunt groups pledge to fight ban- Reactions from all sides, including MPs, peers and lobbying groups. Includes video clip. ...
BBC News: Hunt master's vow to fight on BBC News: Hunt master's vow to fight on
BBC News: Hunt master's vow to fight on- Joint Hunt Master Chris Burrows-Wood from Worcestershire, gives BBC News Online his reaction to the vote on an outright ban on hunting with dogs. ...
BBC News: Huntsmen vow to fight on BBC News: Huntsmen vow to fight on
BBC News: Huntsmen vow to fight on- Reactions in Wales, which is said to have more hunts per square mile than any other area of the UK. ...
BBC News: Rural anger at 'roughshod' treatment BBC News: Rural anger at 'roughshod' treatment
BBC News: Rural anger at 'roughshod' treatment- The CA's Darren Hughes points out that if the hunting bill was really about animal welfare the legislation would be looking at all other methods of control, looking at the ...
BBC News: Hunt ban clears commons BBC News: Hunt ban clears commons
BBC News: Hunt ban clears commons- A bill to ban hunting with dogs has cleared the House of Commons, with the Tories failing to win compensation for those who may lose their livelihoods, despite the precedent set when fu ...
Sydney Morning Herald: MPs say no, but Lords to run with pack Sydney Morning Herald: MPs say no, but Lords to run with pack
Sydney Morning Herald: MPs say no, but Lords to run with pack- In a bad-tempered late-night third reading debate, Mr Michael said the Government had made a "genuine effort" to bring forward a sound and workable piece of ...
Scotland on Sunday: Hated Blair and his Chaotic Government will Come Undone Scotland on Sunday: Hated Blair and his Chaotic Government will Come Undone
Scotland on Sunday: Hated Blair and his Chaotic Government will Come Undone- Gerald Warner. Explains why Britain is now pervaded by loathing and contempt for the political class, and if the government goes ahead with its ...
BBC NEWS - Do you support a fox hunting ban? BBC NEWS - Do you support a fox hunting ban?
BBC NEWS - Do you support a fox hunting ban?- Hunting with dogs may be outlawed for good in two years after MPs voted for an outright ban on the blood sport. Tell us what you think. ...
Telegraph: Will Blair decide to run with the fox or hounds? Telegraph: Will Blair decide to run with the fox or hounds?
Telegraph: Will Blair decide to run with the fox or hounds?- George Jones, political editor. The Prime Minister has spent the past six years using every procedural device to delay a decision while trying to give the impr ...
Telegraph: Power of peers is restricted by law Telegraph: Power of peers is restricted by law
Telegraph: Power of peers is restricted by law- George Jones. Explanation of the Parliament Acts of 1911 and 1949 and how they affect the current bill to ban hunting. ...
Startpage.ie Startpage.ie
Startpage.ie- Categorised Irish links includes news and weather. ...
Telegraph: Catholic primate calls for debate on embryo research before fox-hunting Telegraph: Catholic primate calls for debate on embryo research before fox-hunting
Telegraph: Catholic primate calls for debate on embryo research before fox-hunting- Chris Hastings. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, has criticised MPs for wast ...
Telegraph: Police fear hunt ban will turn people against them Telegraph: Police fear hunt ban will turn people against them
Telegraph: Police fear hunt ban will turn people against them- John Steele, crime correspondent. A ban on hunting with dogs will create friction between police and some rural communities and divert resources from the fig ...
Telegraph: Lords threat to revamp Hunting Bill Telegraph: Lords threat to revamp Hunting Bill
Telegraph: Lords threat to revamp Hunting Bill- Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. Lord Mancroft, a pro-hunting Tory peer and a Countryside Alliance board member, predicted that the Lords would reinstate the provis ...
Telegraph: Labour will push on with anti-hunt Bill Telegraph: Labour will push on with anti-hunt Bill
Telegraph: Labour will push on with anti-hunt Bill- George Jones, political editor. A committee of MPs will meet today to amend the Hunting Bill to bring it into line with Monday's Commons decision to reject a licensing ...
Telegraph: Ban on hunting is just the beginning Telegraph: Ban on hunting is just the beginning
Telegraph: Ban on hunting is just the beginning- Charlie Brooks. Explains why he finds the RSPCA to be no longer the benign organisation that any benevolent person would support, but hypocritical and unknowledgeable as t ...
Scotsman: On the hunt for trouble Scotsman: On the hunt for trouble
Scotsman: On the hunt for trouble- Hamish Macdonell and Fraser Nelson. If Holyrood was supposed to be a testing arena from which Westminster MPs could learn, it has abjectly failed in the task. The MPs appear to have lea ...
Telegraph: What has it got to do with the Scots? Telegraph: What has it got to do with the Scots?
Telegraph: What has it got to do with the Scots?- Boris Johnson. While MPs representing Scotland voted to ban hunting in England and Wales, MPs for England had no say whatever over the fate of hunting in Scotland because ...
Telegraph: Stop the wreckers Telegraph: Stop the wreckers
Telegraph: Stop the wreckers- Leader. The government-labeled "wrecking amendment" of a complete ban has been passed, causing questions about how they can now apply the Parliament Act. ...
Irish Links Irish Links
Irish Links- A selection of useful links for residents. ...
Telegraph: 'Taiaut!' British huntsmen seek foreign fields Telegraph: 'Taiaut!' British huntsmen seek foreign fields
Telegraph: 'Taiaut!' British huntsmen seek foreign fields- Susan Bisset. Thousands of British hunters are planning to pursue their sport in France, Ireland, America and Russia if, or, as seems increasingly likely, when i ...
Positions Positions
Positions- Profile, services, classes and gallery of this dance school located in Chania town. (English, Greek) ...
Telegraph: Blair 'shenanigans' over hunting ban Telegraph: Blair 'shenanigans' over hunting ban
Telegraph: Blair 'shenanigans' over hunting ban- George Jones, political editor. Tony Blair was accused last night of acting in "bad faith" by anti-hunting Labour MPs after the Government put further procedural hurdles i ...
Guardian: Hunting for support Guardian: Hunting for support
Guardian: Hunting for support- Nigel Henson, Countryside Alliance. Points out that the majority of the public no longer supports a ban on hunting. ...
Guardian: Leader: Hunt for a solution Guardian: Leader: Hunt for a solution
Guardian: Leader: Hunt for a solution- Leader. The Guardian praised Alun Michael when he presented his original bill, and blames him now for trying to tinker with it when it returned to the Commons this week, thereby cau ...
Guardian: Quite frankly, I don't care about the fate of the fox Guardian: Quite frankly, I don't care about the fate of the fox
Guardian: Quite frankly, I don't care about the fate of the fox- Jackie Ashley. As people turn away from politics in their millions because they feel there is no great ideological battle, and because they don't see much ...
Guardian: Shooting their fox Guardian: Shooting their fox
Guardian: Shooting their fox- An assortment of Letters to the Editor representing various perspectives. ...
Guardian: Blair risks alienating rural vote in run-up to election Guardian: Blair risks alienating rural vote in run-up to election
Guardian: Blair risks alienating rural vote in run-up to election- Nicholas Watt and Michael White. Pro-hunting peers plan to overturn the MPs' outright ban and slip the government's original compromise proposals back in ...
Guardian: MPs back total ban on fox-hunting Guardian: MPs back total ban on fox-hunting
Guardian: MPs back total ban on fox-hunting- Nicholas Watt and Michael White. The bill will have to return to a Commons standing committee because the measure has been so radically altered. ...
Guardian: 'If it is made illegal to hunt with dogs, I will break the law' Guardian: 'If it is made illegal to hunt with dogs, I will break the law'
Guardian: 'If it is made illegal to hunt with dogs, I will break the law'- David Ward interviews Randle Cooke, a joint master of the Cheshire hunt who is also a farmer and cares for 280 dairy cows on 320 rented acres. ...
Guardian: Government pleads with rebel Labour MPs to back 'tough' compromise hunting bill Guardian: Government pleads with rebel Labour MPs to back 'tough' compromise hunting bill
Guardian: Government pleads with rebel Labour MPs to back 'tough' compromise hunting bill- Nicholas Watt, political correspondent. Alun Michael argued that the government's would ban the cruelty associated with hunting i ...
Guardian: Which house really holds the power? Guardian: Which house really holds the power?
Guardian: Which house really holds the power?- Roy Hattersley. Thoughts on Gerald Kaufman, the Hunting Bill, trial by jury and reform of the House of Lords. ...

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