26 September 2002

Countryside alliance

Steven King rides a long and winding narrative here trying to explain just how complex a mix of interest the countryside lobby is in Northern Ireland.

The truth is that this issue hasn't much impacted the wider consciousness of people in NI, because the legal moves to outlaw foxhunting will not effect things there. But, as King argues, it may make it easier for such legislation to be extended to the North.

For a wider argument on the subject try Brendan O'Neill.

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