As usual, we have been stuffed by the government, nothing anyone has said will make any difference, and by the time they realise the harm it has done, it will be too late. Think how many times this has been done in the past.

I have faxed and written to my MP (Peter Hain), who just passed the letter on the the culture mob, and I received a standard reply stating that the issue of licencing was under review - as I knew when I first wrote.

Nor did he sign the EDM, as far as I can tell.

(Perhaps the Countryside Alliance should turn into a political party and fight the next election on a wide range of such issues - many sessions and clubs are located in rural areas?.)