Sunday
(0)"What they have done is despicable and we will not allow it to rest - the countryside will become a no-go area for Labour ministers."
Countryside Alliance spokesman Tim Bonner following the decision of Cabinet Minister Alun Michael to pull out of an appearance in rural Lancashire over fears for his safety.
Outrageous. Labour ministers spend most of their time in the countryside. No wait...
Posted by DaveVH at September 19, 2004 12:31 AM
What I can't understand is that the reason New Labour ministers suddenly want to go to the countryside is to celebrate the completion of "the right to roam", a vast expropriation of landowners, and there's NO protest about that.
Posted by Guy Herbert at September 19, 2004 06:32 AM
Perhaps someone should trap a few dozen foxes every week or so and release them in nice suburban communities to feast on cats and dogs.
Posted by Walter Wallis at September 19, 2004 06:28 PM
Walter, I'd rather trap a few dozen Labour MPs and have them eaten by foxes.
Posted by Kim du Toit at September 20, 2004 03:31 AM
I thought there were already more foxes in towns and cities than in the countryside.
Posted by ian at September 20, 2004 12:24 PM
Let the countryside ring with the sound of ministers being hounded wherever they go!
Posted by John Harrison at September 20, 2004 10:40 PM
"... release them in nice suburban communities to feast on cats and dogs."
? Not very likely. Foxes are small shy animals, and prefer helpless, witless prey such as beetles, abandoned lambs, or backbench MPs.
Posted by Guy Herbert at September 21, 2004 01:45 PM
