I COULD not believe the drivel written about fox hunting by Blackrod Tory activist, John Winward.

Like on nearly every other subject, not once did he say what the Tory Party's position was on fox hunting. Instead he tries to divert our attention away by waffling on about a horse race in Italy.

The reason for this is that like the Liberal Democrats, the Conservative Party supports killing foxes in the name of sport. They will do all they can to keep this quiet in areas like Bolton where they know fox hunting is detested but nevertheless when you look at how their MPs and councillors vote you will see that the landed gentry can always rely on their supporters in the Conservative Party and the Liberal Democrat Party.

This coming year will see once and for all this barbaric bloodsport brought to an end. This will not be due to anything other than a government which is determined to listen to the people rather than the elite classes and wealthy landowners. William Hague and the Tory Party publicly supports killing foxes for sport as do the Liberal Democrats. John Winward's attempt to disguise this fact will not wash with ordinary people in Bolton.

N Gillatt

Fourth Avenue

Heaton

Bolton

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