In the words of Lily Allen...

For most people, the five year anniversary of the hunting ban this week will have passed by without being noticed. In 2005, the Hunting Act banned dogs being used on hunts to kill foxes by a large majority.


This week, Labour called on the Tories to clarify their position on this issue. Previously, they had doubted whether the ban had worked with Nick Herbert, a Tory MP, calling the ban an ‘affront to civil liberties.’ They had also said they would vote on this issue again in Parliament if they won the election.

Whether or not you care about hunting (Poli-Chick doesn’t) this is a symbolic issue of personal choice for many. Why should the state tell you what activities you can and cannot pursue? Why is hunting seen as worse than fishing, or any other method of killing an animal? Even if it is worse, why should the state decide?

Interestingly this all comes in the same week that Cameron spoke about the need to ban products that sexualise children- picking on one Ms Lily Allen in particular...

‘It’s not fair and I think you’re really mean’ could make an interesting pro-fox hunting slogan...



Poli-Chick xx