With the greatest respect to The Shambles:

"Can we please stop with these needless comparisons? - All these practices should be addressed and they are not mutually exclusive"

Unfortunately, when it comes to a matter of Parliamentary time, it could be argued that they are mutually exclusive. There have been endless debates over hunting which have pre-empted time whch could be used for arguably more useful debate in the House of Commons, or legislation. I regret that this situation will probably continue, as just about every Conservative-launched debate or Private Member's Bill for the foreseeable future will attempt to repeal the ban.

To the best of my knowledge, none of the Parties has any coherent policy on countryside issues. With a General Election looming, there will be little time to formulate any before the political arena descends into a pointless debate about Al Qaida and the need to lock up any dusky-hued person attempting to enter the country.