IF the Countryside Alliance figures are to be believed, then more than half the population of the country support breaking the law which continues to ban hunting.

This law is already being broken right across the UK by people in authority who should be setting examples for young people instead of encouraging them to break the law.

Such hypocrisy gives ammunition for criminals to justify their actions and it is surprising that this was not highlighted in the aftermath of the riots.

GEORGINA ALLINGTON, Cavendish Court, Woodstock