"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
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"BAC" wrote in message
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IIRC, there was no labour party policy to ban hunting with hounds,
rather to
allow parliament to decide on hunting with hounds.

You do indeed recall correctly. Parliament voted overwhelmingly in
favour of a ban (many times), as did the majority of the population at
large when polled on the question. Those in favout of a ban were in
the majority even in counties normally closely associated with fox
hunting.


Slight correction there, if I may - only one of the houses of parliament
voted in favour of a ban on hunting with dogs, and there were no referenda
on the matter to allow regional populations' views to prevail.