The re-opening of the Hunting debate is, I believe, a waste of vital parliamentary time. Cameron’s promise to do so is no more than a cynical fence-sitting scam to attract votes to the Tories while keeping his own stance hidden. I bet he doesn’t give two hoots about hunting.

My feelings about hunting are as follows: I tried it as a teenager and I didn’t like it or understand why other people did. I liked riding, not killing. Contrary to the spin that says only townies are against it, my stepfather is a pro-hunting ex-farmer and his neighbour was an anti-hunting farmer. I also tried beagling and hunted for my own food in Africa and I didn’t find any pleasure in it. Put to a referendum, I’m quite sure that even the majority of rural people would vote against it.

However, I don’t think the time it cost to put the legislation through was well spent and sympathise with the frustrations of the pro and anti hunting lobbies about the results. Now that it’s there, though, I see no point in wasting more time on trying to do it all over again.

We have hundreds of thousands of people losing their homes, our troops being killed, the worst economic meltdown in decades and millions out of work. I’m sorry foxes and hunters but that’s where the next government’s priorities must surely lie.

Anyway, morality should be agreed by the people not dictated by Parliament.

Neville Farmer Parliamentary Candidate Wyre Forest Liberal Democrats