THESE days the urban fox is a common sight in Glasgow skulking about near the bins or yelping away in the middle of the night in arguments about who copulates with who. What I have yet to witness, although possibly it happens, is groups of Buckie-fuelled hoodies with packs of dogs chasing them through the streets and ripping them to shreds. I would imagine the polis would take a dim view of this kind of recreational activity.

Theresa May, however, is in favour of an upmarket version of this adrenalin buzz provided those who have taken a fortifying stirrup-cup of something more sophisticated than tonic wine can afford a day off work and a big cuddy to jump over back-garden fences. The rural fox has to contend with dogs which are pure-bred killers rather than mongrel oddities that the urban fox may have to dodge; come to think of it that description is possibly applicable to their owners. Our strong and stable leader appears to want to waste Parliamentary time in an attempt to reverse the ban on fox-hunting with dogs. I assume there will be a sub-clause to legitimise the behaviour of local Neanderthals if they decide to chase a fox through my midden with the fashionable devil-dogs.

While they are at it why don’t they make cats permissible targets? It is just as logical. What about poor people as prey? There’s plenty of them and a few would not be missed but then again that ventures into Ian Duncan Smith’s domain. Is there a role for ATOS here?

David J Crawford,

Flat 3/3 131 Shuna Street, Glasgow.