Hunting Ban

[Brummy 9]

I've been staying out of this cos I don't know much about hunting with dogs. I do know a lot about politics tho. . .

 

The "Hunting with Dogs Act" was pure class warfare. I read a comment recently by an "Old Labour" MP. He said that the only truly Socialist, Class War legislation passed by the present Labour Government was the Hunting With Dogs Act. He did not go on to say that because they had to dress it it up as being opposed to cruelty they had to ban all forms of hunting with dogs, including lurchers chasing and terriers digging.

 

I am prepared to bet that if or when the Tories get back in we will see class warfare again. They will repeal the Act so the Hooray Henries can get themselves up in fancy dress, climb on their horsey-worses and go galloping around the countryside making prats of themselves. The lads who are doing a useful job of pest control with their lurchers or terriers will still be banned.

 

If any of you guys with the dogs think the Tories will back you up . . .sorry guys, get a life.

 

Ric

 

It makes not a blind bit of difference whether riding to hounds is upper crust chinless wonders in fancy dress or country folk out for a day combining pest control with sport. What does matter is how it is perceived -Tory blue - by the majority of people who know naff-all about it except what they get from the boob-box and red-tops. And that, friends, is not good. The media only consider the Quorn and Pytchley end, not the little local hunts. As I said, Labour banned riding to hounds purely on class grounds. Whether those grounds really existed was irrelevant. Since they had to make it look good, they banned, in effect, all forms of fox hunting with dogs. Yes, I know, I know. flush 'em and shoot 'em, flush 'em and sic a big raptor onto 'em. I said in effect.

 

I am claiming that if the Tories keep their promise to repeal the act it will:-

 

1.) be the first time in the history of the known universe that a politician kept a promise and

 

2.) only apply to riding to hounds.

 

Got to keep the paymasters happy, who cares about those plebeian types with their wretched mongrels. I say yet again IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW IT IS. IT'S HOW THE MEDIA SEE IT THAT MATTERSRicW

 

 

That's as maybe. However the media and public at large don't really know about lurcher and terrier work whereas they despise the supposed "hoorays" in red on horses. My guess would be it'll all flow down the same pipe and be repealed as one with the public not really caring about anything other than the mounted hunting.

[bird 9,599]

I've been staying out of this cos I don't know much about hunting with dogs. I do know a lot about politics tho. . .

 

The "Hunting with Dogs Act" was pure class warfare. I read a comment recently by an "Old Labour" MP. He said that the only truly Socialist, Class War legislation passed by the present Labour Government was the Hunting With Dogs Act. He did not go on to say that because they had to dress it it up as being opposed to cruelty they had to ban all forms of hunting with dogs, including lurchers chasing and terriers digging.

 

I am prepared to bet that if or when the Tories get back in we will see class warfare again. They will repeal the Act so the Hooray Henries can get themselves up in fancy dress, climb on their horsey-worses and go galloping around the countryside making prats of themselves. The lads who are doing a useful job of pest control with their lurchers or terriers will still be banned.

 

If any of you guys with the dogs think the Tories will back you up . . .sorry guys, get a life.

 

Ric

 

It makes not a blind bit of difference whether riding to hounds is upper crust chinless wonders in fancy dress or country folk out for a day combining pest control with sport. What does matter is how it is perceived -Tory blue - by the majority of people who know naff-all about it except what they get from the boob-box and red-tops. And that, friends, is not good. The media only consider the Quorn and Pytchley end, not the little local hunts. As I said, Labour banned riding to hounds purely on class grounds. Whether those grounds really existed was irrelevant. Since they had to make it look good, they banned, in effect, all forms of fox hunting with dogs. Yes, I know, I know. flush 'em and shoot 'em, flush 'em and sic a big raptor onto 'em. I said in effect.

 

I am claiming that if the Tories keep their promise to repeal the act it will:-

 

1.) be the first time in the history of the known universe that a politician kept a promise and

 

2.) only apply to riding to hounds.

 

Got to keep the paymasters happy, who cares about those plebeian types with their wretched mongrels. I say yet again IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW IT IS. IT'S HOW THE MEDIA SEE IT THAT MATTERSRicW

 

 

That's as maybe. However the media and public at large don't really know about lurcher and terrier work whereas they despise the supposed "hoorays" in red on horses. My guess would be it'll all flow down the same pipe and be repealed as one with the public not really caring about anything other than the mounted hunting.

True, and [75%] of joe public [wanted it banned], plus [dont forget] it was a [free] vote for [all] mp's. If the Tory's got back ,it would still go to a free vote, and nothing will change for lurcher hunters or terrier lads.

[poacher3161 1,766]

I've been staying out of this cos I don't know much about hunting with dogs. I do know a lot about politics tho. . .

 

The "Hunting with Dogs Act" was pure class warfare. I read a comment recently by an "Old Labour" MP. He said that the only truly Socialist, Class War legislation passed by the present Labour Government was the Hunting With Dogs Act. He did not go on to say that because they had to dress it it up as being opposed to cruelty they had to ban all forms of hunting with dogs, including lurchers chasing and terriers digging.

 

I am prepared to bet that if or when the Tories get back in we will see class warfare again. They will repeal the Act so the Hooray Henries can get themselves up in fancy dress, climb on their horsey-worses and go galloping around the countryside making prats of themselves. The lads who are doing a useful job of pest control with their lurchers or terriers will still be banned.

 

If any of you guys with the dogs think the Tories will back you up . . .sorry guys, get a life.

 

Ric

 

It makes not a blind bit of difference whether riding to hounds is upper crust chinless wonders in fancy dress or country folk out for a day combining pest control with sport. What does matter is how it is perceived -Tory blue - by the majority of people who know naff-all about it except what they get from the boob-box and red-tops. And that, friends, is not good. The media only consider the Quorn and Pytchley end, not the little local hunts. As I said, Labour banned riding to hounds purely on class grounds. Whether those grounds really existed was irrelevant. Since they had to make it look good, they banned, in effect, all forms of fox hunting with dogs. Yes, I know, I know. flush 'em and shoot 'em, flush 'em and sic a big raptor onto 'em. I said in effect.

 

I am claiming that if the Tories keep their promise to repeal the act it will:-

 

1.) be the first time in the history of the known universe that a politician kept a promise and

 

2.) only apply to riding to hounds.

 

Got to keep the paymasters happy, who cares about those plebeian types with their wretched mongrels. I say yet again IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW IT IS. IT'S HOW THE MEDIA SEE IT THAT MATTERSRicW

 

 

That's as maybe. However the media and public at large don't really know about lurcher and terrier work whereas they despise the supposed "hoorays" in red on horses. My guess would be it'll all flow down the same pipe and be repealed as one with the public not really caring about anything other than the mounted hunting.

True, and [75%] of joe public [wanted it banned], plus [dont forget] it was a [free] vote for [all] mp's. If the Tory's got back ,it would still go to a free vote, and nothing will change for lurcher hunters or terrier lads.

True but wat percentage of the puplic wants hal al slaughter outlawing thats something they [labour] dare not mention.

[donk 12]

The easiest way,and probably the oldest way,to win any conflict,wether it is hand to hand combat or political sniping,is to divide and conquer.

For a very good example of this please refer to, Thehuntinglife.com under the heading of 'The ban'.

 

Thatcher used this tactic many times as she dismantled the structure of the working class people,their jobs,industries and communities.

 

Read between the lines of political propoganda

[hiho 5]

I dont understand how its a class warfare when most the hunts round me are walked or on bikes and they are some of the least posh people ino