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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 abandoning attempts to reach a compromise
based on a licensing system. Lord Whitty also confirmed that an estimated 20,000 hounds faced being
destroyed as they would not make suitable family pets.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/17/nhunt17.xml
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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 voted for
an outright ban. Riding roughshod over any proposals the House of Lords may now have to offer, that
decision is to be hammered through.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;?xml=/opinion/2003/09/17/dl1702.xml
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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 on hunting, Lady Mallalieu,
the pro-hunting Labour peer, said yesterday.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/15/nhunt15.xml
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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: Declaration Day.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/27/nhunt27.xml
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Independent: Government 'will force hunting ban through defiant Lords'
Marie Woolf, chief political correspondent. A minister signalled that hunting will be banned.
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=444121
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Independent: Little sign of common sense in the debate on fox hunting
Leader. We should be especially grateful for the wise words of the former foreign secretary Lord
Hurd, who seems to have taken over the leadership of the common sense party in the House of Lords.
http://argument.independent.co.uk/leading_articles/story.jsp?story=444075
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ic Wales: Ban us and risk the consequences
Peter Morrell, The Western Mail. How has it come to this? Parliament should only limit the rights
of a minority if there is conclusive evidence that such action would be in the clear public
interest. No such case for a hunting ban has been made.
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/1000farming/content_objectid=13363059_method=full_sitei....
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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 March 2002, would have lost by
259 to 70 in the House of Lords even without the hereditaries' presence.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/lords/story/0,9061,1042996,00.html
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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 Labour peers argued against the
legislation during a marathon House of Lords debate.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/guardianpolitics/story/0,3605,1043764,00.html
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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 political cover to override peers
objections to a ban on fox hunting
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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 Dorset.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/09/02/nhunt02.xml
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