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Time Europe: Going In for the Kill - http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,901020401-219940,00.html
Helen Gibson. A run-through of the animal rights arguments for banning hunting proving that it's not about preventing cruelty, it's class war. |
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Observer: Anger over prince's role in deer cull - http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2002/apr/07/antonybarnett.theobserver
Antony Barnett, public affairs editor. Animal rights activists are angry that for the first time animals culled on Forestry Commission land are being sold directly to supermarkets. |
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BBC: Labour MPs back hunting ban move - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1937260.stm
Labour MPs support the government's decision to use the Parliament Act, if necessary, to force through a law to ban hunting with dogs. |
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BBC: 'Summer of discontent' launched - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1925148.stm
The CA's Richard Burge claims that politically, the countryside is tinder-dry from the scale and depth of distrust and anger rural people feel at this moment. |
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Telegraph: Spaniards are prejudiced - and all the better for it - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2002/04/17/do1702.xml
Daniel Johnson in Madrid. Why the English should be as tolerant of foxhunting as the Spanish are of bullfighting. |
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Guardian: Hunt compromise on offer, says minister - http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2002/apr/01/hunting.immigrationpolicy
Anne Perkins and Patrick Wintour. Alun Michael claims he doesn't want a bill representing the views of one interest group, but a practical and effective piece of legislation. |
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Telegraph: Hunts 'to sue Government if ban infringes human rights' - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1389765/Hunts-%27to-sue-Government-if-ban-infringes-human-rights%27.html
Charles Clover, environment editor. Based on European human rights law, the CA may seek punitive as well as compensatory damages from the Scottish Executive. |
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Telegraph: Huntsmen start 'summer of discontent' - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1390708/Huntsmen-start-%27summer-of-discontent%27.html
Robert Uhlig, farming correspondent. The nationwide "summer of discontent" campaign was launched yesterday with the delivery of an open letter to the rural affairs minister and rallies held at Government offices across Britain. |
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Telegraph: Beckett is barred from conference over hunting ban - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1390797/Beckett-is-barred-from-conference-over-hunting-ban.html
Daniel Foggo. The conference itself, intended as a forum for dialogue with government representatives on environmental issues such as housing, animal welfare and the rural economy, has been postponed. |
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Telegraph: Hunts show anger at Blair - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1391854/Hunts-show-anger-at-Blair.html
Nicole Martin and PJ Bonthrone. Members of the Union of Country Sports Workers brought Parliament Square in Westminster to a near standstill. |