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FOX HUNTING THE various high-powered organisations whose representatives' names appear below the letter (HAS, Oct 6) backing hunting, purport to speak on behalf of agricultural interests across most of the UK and "the rural community".
Why is it, then, that they have remained so conspicuously silent while, over the last 40 years, one rural community after another has been systematically strangled?
Strangled through destruction of essential services, jobs and affordable house prices.
These things have happened through a combination of pernicious government policies and influential vested interests.
Yet only now, on the issue of fox hunting, have the organisations listed chosen to make a stand.
Ask any real country people whose side they are on and they will tell you it's the fox's.
Because the fox is a victim of savage injustice and so are they.
- T Kelly, Crook.
PENSIONS "I HAVE no reverse gear" says Tony Blair, which means there will be a reverse of old age pensions back in line with average earnings and the rises will be in line with inflation.
So there will be a meagre rise in payment and then the council rates will go up by several times. The pensioners' rise and their standard of living...