(the point I am trying to make is that like them or hate them they are at the sharp end of the Anti’s assault on all country sports and if they go down then fishing moves up one step on the Anti’s list.)
Couldnt agree more Bruce!Like it or not, but this is a reality and if were not on our guard,we will sooner or later come into the big picture.

Why so surprised Yoda?..The political overtones in your opening post were transparent..

Yoda, in your original post you ask several mildly interesting questions, which you paraphrase under the title "Is the writing on the wall?". Well in answer Yoda, I'm happy to say no it isn't.

very smart, juggler...

why don't you leave the poor bloke alone and go back to what you do best - nicking fish.

I think you will find that is very hard to make a post about the government without it having a political slant, transparent or otherwise.

As the Juggler and The Doctor appear to have the same IP address, I sense a wind-up here...so the comment by The Doctor stays...

1) Unless you're vegetarian or are prepared to slaughter your own sheep down the bottom of your garden you can't be against fox hunting - come off it.

2) Anglers should align with the fox hunters to protect their sport regardless - I thought the idea was to decide on your morals and adopt your position, not the other way round. Go and run for parliament.

3) Anyone who blames the current government for poor transport / public services is deluding themselves. The public sector in this country has been run down for decades. In the 70's Labour tried to spend / borrow their way out, resulting in a pathetically weak incomes policy which lead to them getting shafted by the Unions (Plus inflation at around 25%) Thatcher washed her hands of it - lets privatise everything, then it's not our fault. You are not going to get dramatic improvement without dramatic measures and no party will stomach massive tax increases !!!!!!!! And no I didn't vote for Tony Blair,

4) The Juggler genetically modified one of my goldfish to produce Benson. After that I'm not sure of it's history.

Harv (the original).