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Telegraph: Hunting 'beats a peerage' Telegraph: Hunting 'beats a peerage'
Telegraph: Hunting 'beats a peerage'- Graham Tibbetts. Lord Mancroft spoke to thousands of countryside supporters prepared to attend 12 mass meets today to demonstrate their determination to flout any ban. ...
Observer: Hunts open new season with pledge to defy ban Observer: Hunts open new season with pledge to defy ban
Observer: Hunts open new season with pledge to defy ban- Mark Townsend. More than 60,000 attended protest meetings at a dozen sites through out Britain, with the majority signing a declaration to continue hunting and ris ...
Guardian: Blair urged to defy Lords and force through fox hunting ban Guardian: Blair urged to defy Lords and force through fox hunting ban
Guardian: Blair urged to defy Lords and force through fox hunting ban- Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. Tony Blair is being told by cabinet ministers to risk a confrontation with the House of Lords by forc ...
Guardian: Cabinet weighs up tactics on hunting issue Guardian: Cabinet weighs up tactics on hunting issue
Guardian: Cabinet weighs up tactics on hunting issue- Patrick Wintour. The cabinet will meet in a special session today ahead of the Queen's Speech with ministers yet to decide whether they will use the Parliament Act to ...
Guardian: Outfoxed by Tony's carrot Guardian: Outfoxed by Tony's carrot
Guardian: Outfoxed by Tony's carrot- Zoe Williams looks at the actions ministers and the MPs, the lack of ethical consistency in the banning of hunting, and the odd tradeoff of supporting a hunting ban for supporting fou ...
Guardian Politics: Warfare between peers and commoners Guardian Politics: Warfare between peers and commoners
Guardian Politics: Warfare between peers and commoners- Sarah Hall and Julian Glover. Using the Parliament Act to override peers and force through a hunting ban is certain to spark anger and maybe resistance to legislati ...
Guardian: Rules for rural dissidents Guardian: Rules for rural dissidents
Guardian: Rules for rural dissidents- John Jackson, Chairman of the Countryside Alliance, replies to David McKie's column about Gandhi's new disciples. ...
Guardian: Fox hunt ban 'breaches human rights law' Guardian: Fox hunt ban 'breaches human rights law'
Guardian: Fox hunt ban 'breaches human rights law'- Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. Reactions from government ministers on the ruling that plans to ban fox hunting breach European human rights law by fail ...
Guardian: Sticking points Guardian: Sticking points
Guardian: Sticking points- Debate still rages on whether the Parliament Act can be used to force through a ban on hunting, while Downing Street fears a showdown with the Lords. It could be reintroduced as a private membe ...
Guardian: Gandhi's new disciples Guardian: Gandhi's new disciples
Guardian: Gandhi's new disciples- David McKie. Will the supporters of civil disobedience in the face of an unfair law, including the pro-hunters, be happy to apply the same principle to causes beside their own? ...
BBC News: Lords rejects hunting ban BBC News: Lords rejects hunting ban
BBC News: Lords rejects hunting ban- The peers reinstated the plans for a registration system originally proposed by the government but later rejected in the House of Commons. The committee stages of the bill continue in ...
BBC News: Hunt deadlock looms BBC News: Hunt deadlock looms
BBC News: Hunt deadlock looms- Nick Assinder, political correspondent. The ping pong years reviewed, with the expectation of the Parliament Act being used. ...
BBC News: Lords reject coursing ban BBC News: Lords reject coursing ban
BBC News: Lords reject coursing ban- Environment Minister Lord Whitty accused peers of "destroying the basis" of the bill. Mike Hobday, of the League Against Cruel Sports, said a House of Lords decision rejecting a ban h ...
Telegraph: Lords kill off Hunting Bill Telegraph: Lords kill off Hunting Bill
Telegraph: Lords kill off Hunting Bill- The Hunting Bill, which MPs had amended in June to ban fox hunting in England and Wales, was effectively killed off in the Lords after it became clear the Government had not allowe ...
Telegraph: Trust forfeits gift of rare books over hunting ban Telegraph: Trust forfeits gift of rare books over hunting ban
Telegraph: Trust forfeits gift of rare books over hunting ban- Will Bennett, art sales correspondent. The National Trust's ban on staghunting on its land has cost it the ownership of one of Britain's finest collections o ...
Telegraph: Bill to ban hunting is blocked by Lords Telegraph: Bill to ban hunting is blocked by Lords
Telegraph: Bill to ban hunting is blocked by Lords- Andrew Sparrow. The Government is reluctant to make firm commitments about what they will do next. According to Whitehall sources, Mr Blair does not want a Bill banning ...
Telegraph: Whitty fury as peers savage hunting Bill Telegraph: Whitty fury as peers savage hunting Bill
Telegraph: Whitty fury as peers savage hunting Bill- Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. Lord Whitty, the environment minister in charge of the Hunting Bill, announced that the Government would not willingly accept ...
Telegraph: If Labour bans foxhunting, civil disobedience would be justified Telegraph: If Labour bans foxhunting, civil disobedience would be justified
Telegraph: If Labour bans foxhunting, civil disobedience would be justified- Robert Skidelsky, Professor of Political Economy at Warwick University and a cross bench peer in the House of Lords, explains why the law would ...
Telegraph: 'Class war' behind vote against hunt Telegraph: 'Class war' behind vote against hunt
Telegraph: 'Class war' behind vote against hunt- Graham Tibbetts. 44 per cent believe anti-hunting Labour MPs are motivated by class war rather than animal welfare, according to an ICM poll published yesterday. 38 per ce ...
Guardian: Pro-bloodsport peers block anti-hunting bill Guardian: Pro-bloodsport peers block anti-hunting bill
Guardian: Pro-bloodsport peers block anti-hunting bill- Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. A bill to ban hunting with dogs was blocked by pro-hunting peers in protest at the time allocated to its debate. ...
Guardian Unlimited Politics: Peers reverse ban on hunting Guardian Unlimited Politics: Peers reverse ban on hunting
Guardian Unlimited Politics: Peers reverse ban on hunting- Sarah Hall, political correspondent. A cross party amendment to the Hunting Bill allowing registered hunting to continue was passed by 261 votes to 49 after voci ...
Guardian Unlimited Politics: Peers scent blood as they go in for the kill Guardian Unlimited Politics: Peers scent blood as they go in for the kill
Guardian Unlimited Politics: Peers scent blood as they go in for the kill- Simon Hoggart's sketch of the Hunting Bill being returned to its original form in the House of Lords, illustrated by peers describing their own u ...
Guardian: Minister vows to ban hunting by next election Guardian: Minister vows to ban hunting by next election
Guardian: Minister vows to ban hunting by next election- Sarah Hall, political correspondent. Alun Michael, the rural affairs minister, promised a law to ban hunting will be on the statute book by the next election, as L ...
The Observer: Blair's ally defends right to hunt foxes The Observer: Blair's ally defends right to hunt foxes
The Observer: Blair's ally defends right to hunt foxes- Kamal Ahmed, political editor. Waheed Alli, millionaire Labour peer and friend of Peter Mandelson, explains why he will break with his party's traditional position ...
The Observer: The wrong fox The Observer: The wrong fox
The Observer: The wrong fox- Leader. Considers the Bill to ban hunting with dogs "one of the most hypocritical Bills of modern time" and that if animal welfare were truly the aim of the Bill, the Government would be addr ...
Telegraph: Ministers to force through total ban on foxhunting Telegraph: Ministers to force through total ban on foxhunting
Telegraph: Ministers to force through total ban on foxhunting- George Jones, political editor. The Government paved the way last night for foxhunting to be banned outright in England and Wales as soon as next year after ...
Telegraph: Hunts start season with mass rallies Telegraph: Hunts start season with mass rallies
Telegraph: Hunts start season with mass rallies- Graham Tibbetts. The official start of the hunting season is to be turned into a major recruitment drive for volunteers willing to break an outright ban on the sport: Decl ...
Telegraph: Arson raid on hunt master's home Telegraph: Arson raid on hunt master's home
Telegraph: Arson raid on hunt master's home- Police are investigating an arson attack on Rory Innes, one of the first two people to be summonsed for breaking the ban on hunting in Scotland, who is currently living in Dor ...
Telegraph: Hunting 'backlash' if Blair defies peers Telegraph: Hunting 'backlash' if Blair defies peers
Telegraph: Hunting 'backlash' if Blair defies peers- George Jones, political editor. The Government's legislative programme could be thrown into chaos in the run-up to the next election if Tony Blair forces through a ban ...
Telegraph: Hunting sabotaged Telegraph: Hunting sabotaged
Telegraph: Hunting sabotaged- Leader. Contrary to the Government's original intention, which was to allow hunting to continue under licence, the Commons destroyed all attempts at reaching a reasonable compromise and vote ...
Guardian: Peers say only a 'fix' will ban fox hunting Guardian: Peers say only a 'fix' will ban fox hunting
Guardian: Peers say only a 'fix' will ban fox hunting- Michael White, political editor. Official figures from the last vote on the issue show that a total ban, now backed by the Commons but defeated by 331 to 74 votes in ...
Guardian: Blair warned not to mix Lords reform and hunting Guardian: Blair warned not to mix Lords reform and hunting
Guardian: Blair warned not to mix Lords reform and hunting- Patrick Wintour, chief political correspondent. Tony Blair was warned yesterday not to use plans for Lords reform due to be published this week as badly needed ...
Telegraph: Blair Pressed To Ban Hunting Before Summer Telegraph: Blair Pressed To Ban Hunting Before Summer
Telegraph: Blair Pressed To Ban Hunting Before Summer- Andrew Sparrow, political correspondent. Sources close to Downing Street and Defra hint that Mr Blair is planning to deal with hunting after the European and local e ...
The Observer: MPs dig in for ban on hunting The Observer: MPs dig in for ban on hunting
The Observer: MPs dig in for ban on hunting- Gaby Hinsliff, chief political correspondent. Labour backbenchers will mount a major push for a ban on hunting with support from a carrot-dangling Government. ...
Guardian: Anti-hunt MPs claim legal high ground in campaign Guardian: Anti-hunt MPs claim legal high ground in campaign
Guardian: Anti-hunt MPs claim legal high ground in campaign- Nicholas Watt, political correspondent, reports on the legal battle between Cherie Blair's Matrix and the Countryside Alliance about the applicability of the E ...
BBC News - 'No-one Can Define New Hunt Ban' BBC News - 'No-one Can Define New Hunt Ban'
BBC News - 'No-one Can Define New Hunt Ban'- MPs point out the government's problem of distinguishing between illegal hunting, exempt hunting, drag hunting, unintentional hunting, a hunt exercising hounds or simply chasi ...
BBC News - Q&A: Banning hunting BBC News - Q&A: Banning hunting
BBC News - Q&A: Banning hunting- A guide to the current state of play on a hunting ban. ...
Telegraph - Huntsmen vow to continue their sport Telegraph - Huntsmen vow to continue their sport
Telegraph - Huntsmen vow to continue their sport- Huntsmen across England and Wales gathered for the traditional Boxing Day meet, vowing this would not be the last time they practised their sport at Christmas. ...
Telegraph - Blair Accused of Encouraging Delay to Hunting Act Telegraph - Blair Accused of Encouraging Delay to Hunting Act
Telegraph - Blair Accused of Encouraging Delay to Hunting Act- The Government has told the Countryside Alliance that it will allow its application for a High Court injunction stopping the law coming into force as intende ...
Telegraph - We'll Fight Hunt Ban Delay, Says the Animal Rights Lobby Telegraph - We'll Fight Hunt Ban Delay, Says the Animal Rights Lobby
Telegraph - We'll Fight Hunt Ban Delay, Says the Animal Rights Lobby- The League Against Cruel Sports, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the RSPCA have taken legal advice after Lord Goldsmith, the Attorney-Ge ...
The Observer - Hunts to Test Legal Loopholes The Observer - Hunts to Test Legal Loopholes
The Observer - Hunts to Test Legal Loopholes- Britain's 250 hunts will tomorrow be issued with a 50-page manifesto drawn up by a team of lawyers with the Countryside Alliance, explaining what they can and cannot do when ...
The Observer - Hunt Bill at a Dead End The Observer - Hunt Bill at a Dead End
The Observer - Hunt Bill at a Dead End- Ruaridh Nicoll reviews the court case in Scotland which found huntsman Trevor Adams innocent, and the effects of what he sees as "an absurd mess of legislation" for England and Wel ...
Telegraph: Pity poor Exmoor if the 'antis' win Telegraph: Pity poor Exmoor if the 'antis' win
Telegraph: Pity poor Exmoor if the 'antis' win- Rachel Johnson describes the impact of a hunting ban on Exmoor including the economic impact, the conservation and the animal welfare case. ...
BBC News - Hint at Hunting Ban by Christmas BBC News - Hint at Hunting Ban by Christmas
BBC News - Hint at Hunting Ban by Christmas- Commons leader Peter Hain has hinted that the government will move to ban fox hunting by Christmas. ...
Telegraph - Stealth Tactics on Hunt Ban Bill Telegraph - Stealth Tactics on Hunt Ban Bill
Telegraph - Stealth Tactics on Hunt Ban Bill- Conjecture on what and when Peter Hain, the Leader of the Commons, may announce about the return of the Hunting Bill, and the reaction of hunting supporters. ...
Telegraph - Hunt Ban Bill Is Only Months Away, Says Hain Telegraph - Hunt Ban Bill Is Only Months Away, Says Hain
Telegraph - Hunt Ban Bill Is Only Months Away, Says Hain- Questions and possibilities on what may happen with the Hunting Bill, while Peter Hain will only say that the Government is aware of its obligations on the Bill. ...
Telegraph - Hunting Ban 'Will Cost Us £155m' Telegraph - Hunting Ban 'Will Cost Us £155m'
Telegraph - Hunting Ban 'Will Cost Us £155m'- Simon Hart of the Countryside Alliance states the cost to the taxpayer of the Government's proposed hunting ban would be at least £155 million in compensation as it is in bre ...
BBC News: Blair under pressure over hunting BBC News: Blair under pressure over hunting
BBC News: Blair under pressure over hunting- Anti-hunting MPs continue to try to get a hunting ban passed before the next election. ...
Telegraph - Hunt Enthusiasts Call Faithful to Free Church of Country Sports Telegraph - Hunt Enthusiasts Call Faithful to Free Church of Country Sports
Telegraph - Hunt Enthusiasts Call Faithful to Free Church of Country Sports- A group of hunting enthusiasts plans to prevent the Government from banning hunting by using Article 9 of the Human Rights Act. ...
BBC News - In Pursuit of Civil Disobedience BBC News - In Pursuit of Civil Disobedience
BBC News - In Pursuit of Civil Disobedience- Analysis of the possible effectiveness of the proposed multi-pronged campaign of civil disobedience by pro-hunters. ...

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