The Hunting Act became law in February 2005. It made hunting with dogs illegal in England and Wales. As far as I am aware, despite vociferous campaigning by the Countryside Alliance, it has not been repealed.
Which made my alarm call this morning – howling beagles, gruff shouting and backfiring quad bikes skidding around the field next to my house – even more surprising. How could this be?
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You can’t say you’ve ever been in a band unless one of your hits has been used by a politician to articulate just how cool n’hip they are. Which is presumably why Primal Scream’s management were able to fire off a letter of complaint to the Conservative party so promptly after it was reported that Teresa May had walked off stage to ‘Rocks’.
Bet they couldn’t wait for the resurgence in album sales to register. It’s a perfectly legitimate revenue stream in this political climate, y’know.
Kelly Welles 