Letter: A hound's life
Sir: As a countryman born and bred, I would like to say "well done, Tony Blair". I did not think he had the bottle to go against the arrogant, bullying fox-hunting crowd. Many of us in the country have wanted to see the back of them for years.
With the banning of hunting we may at last see the real issues that plague our rural life given real attention. Up till now, the hunt has interwoven its cruel sport with every problem we have tried is put forward to the Government. We should have redress for all our troubles, without all of us being painted with the bloody brush of foxhunting.
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