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I was just going to say that ???

You well know it was an entirely appropriate, suitable and proportional response, carefully crafted after due thought to the suitably robust nature of the recipient and in response to a deliberate and intentional attempt to side track away from the key point of the discussion and the direction it was taking. Not always appropriate I’ll grant you, but under the prevailing circumstances in which it was deployed, and the recipient, it was entirely appropriate, swift, precise and to the point. Hang over better then ?

I’m obviously not trying hard enough if first, Mr C calls me a socialist and then you seem to imply that any anti hunt sentiment equates to being a lefty class war sandal wearing yogurt eating enviro hippy ?

That’s as close to a logical and rational argument as it’s possible to get and there are some elements of which I’d acknowledge as valid. It’s the only argument that I’ve ever heard that (partially) stands scrutiny and is very similar to a discussion I had with an elderly farming neighbour who presented a not dissimilar case. His view was that a young, strong, healthy fox will out run a hunt everyday of the week. The benefit of that is that it will likely be displaced (+/- 20 miles) and force a genetic diversity into the area in which it then settles thus enlarging the gene pool. Conversely, a weaker, older, injured fox may well fall victim - thus removing the weaker. No argument with that - other than the obvious illogical contradiction that a ‘process’ supposedly intended to ‘control’ a ‘pest’ being justified by an argument that relies upon the STRENGTHENING of the pest as a control measure. If we accept the element of the argument that relies upon the genetic diversification (and I do acknowledge it) are we then so constrained in our thinking and capabilities as to be unable to come up with a more humane and efficient method of achieving this? Thats where it falls over in my view.

Sharp Egger! That made I larf ??

I was just about to edit that in case a ? didn’t ‘get’ the intended manner of the conversation (as I was sure you would) and your ‘laughy’ reassured me. No antagonism intended but I’m sure you appreciate that. ??

? F*ck off! You know full well....

You’re on a hiding to nothing on this one Andy. It simply cannot be argued, sanely, logically and rationally. That’s not to say you can’t disagree. Of course you can. But it’s genuinely a fools errand to try and rationalise any argument in favour. Give it up..... Go on..... You can do it.... ??

There you have it Egger. It is illegal to intentionally set out to find and kill a fox with horse & hounds. Those that seek to support / excuse / deny the illegality presumably have equal disregard for all other laws? Its frankly ridiculous and every body knows it’s ridiculous to keep trotting out the lame pseudo justifications. The compromise was trail hunting and that has been wholly, undeniably and unequivocally blown out of the water by what has been observed over the years since the laws were changed and is validated, irrefutably, by the recent webinar.

It seems to me, the only attempted justification for (actually its a stretch to call it a justification ‘for’, but perhaps better described as an irrational fear of it being (further) restricted since there could be implications for other aspects of field sports) A bit like saying “better not increase the sentencing for rapists, just in case the cost of a FPN speeding ticket goes up. Anybody got ANYTHING constructive to offer in support of this illegal activity?

Friday night in Camborne!

One of Khriss' lads probably ??

Pay peanuts - get monkeys! OSM's observations about outsourcing then outsourcing again (with every non contributing shiny ass taking a slice of the cake for adding no value) is where the money is going.

Nothing to disagree with there sick note. The opposition to certain field ‘sports’ is not a season ticket to the Socialist Vegan Convention. It’s just a recognition that some elements of ‘country pursuits’ may be considered, genuinely, more justifiable than others.

A (not uncommon) frequently deployed sweeping generalisation. True enough, there will be some of that bent, but there is no shortage of rural dwelling country folk with SG & FAC that certainly don’t fit that mould J.

5 years record keeping for HMRC, don’t see why it would be unreasonable to do same (site notes / photo’s / final report) for tree inspections. Even if the person moves on, the records should be retained.

WEAK POINTS AND STRONG You may advance and be absolutely irresistible, if you make for the enemy's weak points; you may retire and be safe from pursuit if your movements are more rapid than those of the enemy.

Hope your self induced suffering is severe and long lasting Mr C! ? That’ll learn ya ? The solution to struggling hill farmers is not fox hunting. That’s just bonkers. Hill farmers struggle because it’s an inherently unprofitable, inhospitable, financially and ecologically unsustainable hobby masquerading as a commercial venture. As if that wasn’t obvious enough, the wholly inappropriate nature of farm subsidy being paid to the land owner - often NOT the poor hard working hands on farmer - the market dominance of supermarket buyers and imports from (literally) the other side of the planet all contribute in a far more significant threat to the lack of viability of hill farming. Forget all that though, a fox taking 1 ewe/lamb is a much easier concept to grasp AND (for some) provides an easy example justification for a sport / pass-time which is otherwise wholly indefensible, repugnant and illegal. But apart from that..... ?

WHEN A LITIGANT SEEKS TO DEFEND A CLAIM AT ALL COSTS: A HIGHWAY TO HELL: WHY, IN LITIGATION, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAN SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES – Civil Litigation Brief WWW.CIVILLITIGATIONBRIEF.COM The judgment of HHJ Mithani QC in Colar v Highways England Company Ltd [2019] EW Misc 17 (CC) has recently arrived on...

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Looking grim all round then ?

More dominoes Lake District becomes first National Park to suspending trail hunting over leaked webinar WWW.TELEGRAPH.CO.UK Move comes amid unprecedented wave of licensing suspensions over leaked webinar investigation

(Enlightened) bastards if you will Mr C. Take the vaccine, all will be well....

Put another log on, relax, drift away into your comfy place. You may feel a small prick. But when you wake up you’ll be ‘adjusted’ to the new reality. Just give in, all will be well after the meds....