Sick of hypocrisy
THIS week's Carmarthen Journal is full of Simon Hart's hypocrisy. In his letter (Journal Letters, February 4) he puts a spin on the economic crisis, by blaming the present government for being unprepared. At the same time, he accepts a donation of £40,000 from a New York hedge fund.
Later in your paper, he accuses Labour of spending more time discussing the Hunting Act of 2004, while as chief executive of the Countryside Alliance he spends most of his time trying to get it repealed.
He can't have it both ways. Either he returns this dirty money to the hedge fund, and can then comment on the present economic crisis, or he accepts it and keeps quiet.
The only issue he is really concerned with is the repeal of the Hunting Act, which stops him killing wildlife for fun.
If he is concerned about "the depth of the recession and families worried about their futures", then he should leave his post in the Countryside Alliance, with his astrological salary, and concentrate on the real issues facing the people of Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.
David Petersen
St Clears
2 Comments
by Will, New Forest
Thursday, February 26 2009, 5:47PM
“The reasonalbe salary is paid for by the 150 000 Countryside Alliance members. We recieve no government funding at all. We have a further 200 000 affiliated members
We campaign on all issues such as stopping post office closures and stopping fly-typing and littering. We just did a wide press release in my area about a recent tyre dumping incident. We campaign for better rural services and more rural police concentrating on the important issues. More affordable housing especially for the young people in rural areas. We campaign for fishing, shooting and hunting and for the conservation benefits these activities bring. Did you know, the 319 hunts in England and Wales manage more land for wildlife than all the conservation groups in those countries put together. Shoots conserve a huge amount of important natural habitat benefiting many many species.
Hunting, Shooting and Fishing provide a huge income to the rural economy. Many businesses benefit directly and indirectly for these activities.
Its simple, if you do not like fishing or hunting, then do not go fishing or hunting. But, if we choose to go, please respect our freedoms to make our own choices. Otherwise we end up living in a society where freedom is no more. If they ban hunting, they can ban your activity and your way of life. The fight is much more that about hunting alone. But hunting finds itself at the forefront, standing up for all liberty and freedoms and we need your support!”
by Sarah, London
Wednesday, February 25 2009, 11:15PM
“"Astrological" salary - that will be a mythical one then?”