In article , Norman
wrote:

House of Lords was reformed recently it always had a conservative
majority as the "Lords", who were not elected by the people, mostly
supported the Conservative principles.

Tony Blair has created the House of Lords that -he- wanted - and stuffed it
with appointees yet still they won't pass this one.

To introduce a licence or sea fishing tax the government/local council
etc would have to go through the procedure of making legislation to
make it legal.

Yes

All the two million + anglers would have to do is to
vote for the party that opposed this.

Hmmmm. The CA got 400K people to march in London. How many do you think
would actually turn up if the NFSA asked them..?

Sea fishing has a lot more support from ordinary people which
contrasts that of fox hunting which is primarily an activity rich
people indulge in.

You're wrong there I'm afraid.

A year's hunt membership costs about the same as a football season ticket.
A day's wrecking costs more than a day's hunting. It's cheaper if you
folllow on foot - the majority follow on foot.

Of course if you want to spend more you can - just like certain angling
tackle-junkies.

Outside the home counties the great majority of hunters are 'working' class.
(One of the checkout girls in my local supermarket for eg.)

Of course the Anti's don't bother to tell you any of this. It's no secret
that fishing is due for a lot more anti pressure once this one has gone
through, are you ready?

Cheerio,

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