Daily Mail - Blair's Secret Plan to Delay Hunt Ban Until After Election
- Tony Blair has ordered Ministers to find ways of delaying the ban until after the next General Election, by an order of the House of by allowing an injunction until any legal challenges have been heard.
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=327121&in_page_id=1770

Telegraph - Yes, This Is About Class War
- Peter Bradley, MP for The Wrekin and the parliamentary private secretary to Alun Michael the rural affairs minister, writes a column stating the hunting ban battle is a last hurrah for the feudal system and that land reform should be next.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/21/nhunt221.xml

BBC News - 'License Hunting in Wales' Call
- Ross Murray, the new chair of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), has challenged the Welsh Assembly Government to licence hunting with dogs in Wales despite the new ban.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/4049589.stm

Sunday Times - Focus: A Great Day for Animals? You Must Be Joking
- Questions whether the millions of pounds spent and more than 700 hours of parliamentary time in the past seven years alone, putting it on a par with the debates over Iraq or reform of the National Health Service, actually accomplished much.
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1367643,00.html

Telegraph - Government Finally Admits: Hunt Ban is Part of the Class Struggle
- Melissa Kite reports on Peter Bradley, the parliamentary private secretary to Alun Michael, the rural affairs minister, who reveals that the real reason is class war against 'the gentry'.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/21/nhunt21.xml

Observer - Hunt Ban Muddle as Blunkett Signals Softly-Softly Approach
- Describes Home Secretary David Blunkett's instructions for policing the ban on hunting, and the problems involved.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,1356161,00.html

Guardian Unlimited - 'Martyrs' Ready for Prison as Activists Plot Tactics
- Steven Morris talks with the various groups and factions intending to protest and disrupt the government and force out anti-hunting MPs.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,1355539,00.html

BBC News - In Pursuit of Civil Disobedience
- Analysis of the possible effectiveness of the proposed multi-pronged campaign of civil disobedience by pro-hunters.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4026019.stm

Spectator - The Spectator's Notes
- Charles Moore points out he's heard senior police officers saying that they intend to deal with illegal hunters as they deal with hunt saboteurs; in his experience that means doing absolutely nothing to stop them.
- http://www.spectator.co.uk/article.php?id=5284&issue=2004-11-20

Guardian Unlimited - Police Fear Hunting Ban Strain
- Jan Berry, chair of the Police Federation in England and Wales, admitted that vociferous opposition to the new law would put huge strain on the resources of small rural forces and create problems for officers on the ground.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,1355660,00.html

Times Online - Hunt Ban Impossible to Enforce, Police Say
- Alastair McWhirter, the Association of Chief Police Officers spokesman on hunting with dogs, said prosecutions would go ahead only if people admitted that they were hunting or if an animal were seen during a chase.
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1366542,00.html

Telegraph - Will They Dare Free Burglars to Make Room for Beaglers?
- Charles Moore addresses the choices Home Secretary David Blunkett will have to make, as well as the choices hunters will make.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/11/20/do2001.xml

Telegraph - Hunting to End in Three Months
- Series of news stories about the day the Parliament Act was used to ban hunting describes the ping-pong between Commons and Lords, the history of anti-hunting attempts, the class, constitution and political expediency issues, the final day of farce, and s
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;?xml=/news/2004/11/19/nhunt19.xml

Telegraph - Labour Gets Its Ban, But Forfeits All Respect
- Leader describes the reaction to the hunting ban being passed into law using the Parliament Act, and the reflection on Tony Blair and the Labour Party.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml;?xml=/opinion/2004/11/19/dl1901.xml

Guardian Unlimited - A Great Ballyhoo at the Death of Tally-ho
- Description of the chaos in Commons, led by Sir Gerald Kaufman, as an amendment to delay the ban was introduced by the government.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/hunt/Story/0,2763,1354962,00.html

Times Online - In 90 Days, Foxhunting Will Become a Crime
- With the words "La Reyne le Veult" hunting with dogs was banned by use of the Parliament Act, to be followed by court challenges by the CA, government lawyers attempting to delay the ban, and mass civil disobedience.
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1365290,00.html

Times Online - Hunted Down
- Leader blames the hunting ban on the failure of leadership from Prime Minister Tony Blair, who never publicly declared his hand until the final vote when it was too late.
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,542-1363230,00.html

Times Online - Lords' Defiance May Bring Hunt Ban Sooner Rather than Later
- Summary of the debate and vote in Lords includes comments from a cross-section of peers.
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1363663,00.html

Telegraph - Peers Force Hunting Showdown
- Speaker of the House of Commons Michael Martin prepares to force a ban on to the Statute Book, effective February 2005, using the Parliament Act. Includes links to several related news stories and commentary.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;?xml=/news/2004/11/18/nhunt18.xml

Guardian Unlimited Politics - Hostages to Fortune
- Leader recommends the compromise licensing scheme for the hunting bill to restore much-needed respect for parliament.
- http://politics.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,9115,1351439,00.html

Times Online - MPs Poised for Showdown Over Foxhunting Ban
- Describes the angry exchanges among peers and ministers the previous night in Lords, and the equally virulent reaction expected in Commons.
- http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1361651,00.html

Telegraph - Huntsman Takes his Protest to the Queen After 250-Mile Ride
- Rob Williams explains why he rode from Devon to London to make his point that a hunting ban shows contempt for ordinary people's way of life.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/01/nhunt01.xml

Telegraph - Peers Plan 'Kamikaze' Vote on Hunting Ban
- Peers are threatening to wreck an 18-month delaying motion supported by Tony Blair that would spare him politically inconvenient clashes with hunt supporters - and the prospect of throwing country people out of work - before the general election.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/14/nhunt14.xml

Telegraph - Hunt Protests to Hound Blair Election Campaign
- Tony Blair is now facing the prospect of a general election campaign overshadowed by pro-hunting protests as the Lords refuse to support a delay in a ban until after the election.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/15/nhunt15.xml

Telegraph - Huntsmen, Foxes and Police Are All Heading for a Fall
- Alice Thomson explains her view that banning hunting is a no-win situation, and her hope that Tony Blair's compromise on licensed hunts will be accepted.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/11/16/do1601.xml

Telegraph - Blair at Bay Over Vote to License Hunting
- Tony Blair launched a last-ditch effort to secure a compromise on hunting last night after the House of Lords gave an unopposed third reading to a Bill allowing regulated hunting.
- http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/11/16/nhunt16.xml