Chris

The problem is, the simple, straightforward version of the hunt remains illegal, due to an illiberal piece of legislation that took up mountains more parliamentary time than it was worth, and animal "rights" activists are using that legislation as an excuse to engage in surveillance in an attempt to criminalise ordinary people for pursuing a pastime they previously did legally, as did generations of their ancestors. That, incidentally, includes the RSPCA, which is increasingly throwing hundreds of thousands of pounds raised by ordinary, well-meaning animal lovers in politically-motivated prosecutions, many of which have been so incompetently brought that they are failing in any case.

The fox hunting ban is very difficult to prosecute under, has not reduced fox killings and has not reduced hunt participation. It is bad law. Bad law has no place on the statute book.