In article , Luis Troyano
wrote:

What you have probably heard is that the Government are considering
overruling the law and introducing a licence that would cost approx £22 per
person.

It's proposed to be either a separate licence or an extension of the current
national coarse fishing licence.

The timing is very suspicious, this one is claimed to show that HMG 'care'
for the sport and will use the revenue to improve sea angling...

For the freshwater anglers they have agreed a relaxation of the rules for
culling cormorants...

And each announcement showing they care for angling and feel our pain is
timed to co-incide with another twist on the hunting bill.

Just as if they didn't want 4 million anglers to side with the hunters and
shooters.

Now if you -really- want New Lab to take angling seriously and be ready to
make concessions turn out and support the hunters (make it clear you're an
angler) - any MP with less than a vast majority is going to sweat a bit and
start worrying...

....'cos there's an election due.

Cheerio,

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